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ID:     39-074
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     Thrace
City:     Anchialus
Issuer:     Gordian III
Date Ruled:     238-244
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Pentassarion
Date Struck:     238-244
Diameter:     29.6 mm
Weight:     15.51 g
Die Axis:     7 h
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ
Obverse Description:     radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     OYΛΠAINΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN / E
Reverse Description:     Nude athlete standing facing, head right, crowning himself with a wreath and holding long palm; E in left field
Primary Reference:     Varbanov 654
Reference2:     SNG Cop 442
Photograph Credit:     Agora Auctions, Inc.
Source:     http://agoraauctions.com
Grade:     aVF
Notes:     (1) Agora Auction 39: Lot No. 74; (2) Ex George Spradling collection