Gordian III, AE28 of Patara, Lycia. AD 238-244. 17.12 g. 

AYT KAI M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
PATAREWN, Dionysos standing right, holding thyrsos with both 
hands, facing a nymph sitting facing on a rock before him, 
holding water urn on lap, left hand resting on the rock, 
with a goat or ram standing left at her side. 

Imhoof KM 3; von Aulock Gordian 244-247; SNG von Aulock 8493; Kurth Dionysos 1897 (all with correct description). BMC 13; Loebbecke 1 in ZFN 1887; Bernhart 1076 corr. (all with "Apollo")	

With permission of Roma Numismatics E-Sale 60, Lot 556, Aug. 2019.