Moesia Inferior, Odessos, Gordian
70,00 €
Description
Moesia Inferior, Odessos, Gordian (238 – 244 AD). AYT ANTΩNIOC ΓOPΔIANOC; laureate and draped bust of Gordian III right (on left), confronting draped bust of Serapis left with kalathos on head / Ο∆ΗCCΕΙΤΩΝ; Aeskepios with mantle, standing left, holding serpent serpent entwined staff, E in right field.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 11,62 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | AMNG I, 2, 576, 2346 |
| Commentary: | scarce; brown patina, good details |
Historical Context
Slavs started pouring into the city from the beginning of the 7th century AD, but it was not until the Bulgars took the city in 681 that it received its modern name: Varna.
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