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Ancient Coinage of Lycia, Patara



Patara was the major naval and trading port of Lycia at the mouth of the river Xanthos, until it silted up and turned into a malaria-plagued marsh.

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Gordian III
Lindgren 632		Gordian III (238-244), AE34 of Patara, Lycia. 19.0g. AVT KAI M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PATAREWN, Apollo standing, holding branch, eagle below. Lindgren III 632 (this coin).TextImage
Lindgren 1066Gordian III, Patara, Lycia, AE28. AVT KAI M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PATAREWN, Apollo standing left in woman's dress, holding branch, crow on omphalos below, serpent on tripod altar to right. Mionnet 58 Lindgren 1066 (this coin). TextImage

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