Gordian III. AE 29; Gordian III; 238-244 AD, Ephesus, Ionia, AE 29, 9.87g. RPC-412, 16-26 (A17/R3, 11 spec.). Obv: AVT K M AN - T.GOP?IANOC Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: EFECIO - N A - ?E?AN?PEO - N OMONO / IA Isis stepping r. holding top of billowing sail with both hands, Alexandrian lighthouse (pharos) behind her. Ex Waddell II, 12 September 1987, lot 348. Our obverse die was also used to strike coins for Metropolis, Kraft o65, pl. 18.69a.This coin is quite unusual in that it was struck in Ephesus but depicts the Alexandrian lighthouse. F