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ID:     53-071
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     Moesia Inferior
City:     Nicopolis ad Istrum
Issuer:     Gordian III
Date Ruled:     238-244
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 27
Date Struck:     241-244
Diameter:     27 mm
Weight:     13.20 g
Die Axis:     7 h
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M ANT ΓO-PΔIANOC AVΓ
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     VΠ CAB MOΔ[ЄCTO] NIKOΠOΛЄITΩN ΠPOC ICTP
Reverse Description:     Salus standing right, feeding serpent from patera
Primary Reference:     Hristova & Jekov 8.36.1.1
Reference2:     Varbanov 4156
Photograph Credit:     Agora Auctions, Inc.
Source:     http://agoraauctions.com
Grade:     VF
Notes:     (1) Agora Auction 53: Lot No. 71; (2) Sabinius Modestus, consualr legate; (3) Ex George Spradling Collection