Gordian III Gadara, SHIP, Biblical/Judean $74.00 Nov-17-03 Seller amphoracoins Gordian III, 238-244 AD, bronze of 24.4 mm, 12.43 grams. Struck at the mint of Gadara in the Decapolis. Obverse: Bust of Gordian III to right. Reverse: War galley with rowers and oarsmen. Reference: Spijkerman 93.