PHRYGIA. Docimeium. Gordian III, 238-244. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 26 mm, 9.15 g, 5 h). Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right. Rev. ΔΟΚΙΜΕΩΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩ/Ν Kybele seated to left on throne, holding patera in her right hand and scepter in her left, resting arm on tympanum; on either side of her throne, lions. RPC VII.1 745. Extremely rare, apparently the fourth and finest known example. Cleaning scratches, otherwise, very fine.


With the ethnic 'Docimeum ​​of the Macedonians', the city proudly boasts the Macedonian origins of its people.