Roman Empire War Galley of Gordian III from Gadara (Decapolis in Syria) 238-244 CE 

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Roman Empire War Galley of Gordian III from Gadara (Decapolis in Syria) 238-244 CE
Roman Empire War Galley of Gordian III from Gadara (Decapolis in Syria) 238-244 CE
Roman Empire War Galley of Gordian III from Gadara (Decapolis in Syria) 238-244 CERoman Empire War Galley of Gordian III from Gadara (Decapolis in Syria) 238-244 CE

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6247721
Area
Coins
Title
Roman Empire War Galley of Gordian III from Gadara (Decapolis in Syria) 238-244 CE
Country
Judea, Roman Empire
Face value
AE 24
Year
239
Variety / overstrike
Era
Roman Empire - Gordian III to Uranius Antoninus (238-253)
Head of State
Gordianus III of the Roman Empire (238-244)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
9.89
Diameter
24.6 mm
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
Naumachia (above), GT (below), * war galley with oars & oarsmen (center)
Reverse
( bust of Gordian III, right )
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
CHL 102. Spijkerman 93
Catalogue number
Details
"Naumachia" (above) likely refers to the sea games celebrated at the nearby Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinerret, in modern Israel)