Anchialus issued coins for Gordian III with reverses depicting an athlete holding a wreath and palm branch. These types are very rare, and every example I've come across shows the athlete facing front, head turned left, wreath in right hand, palm in left, E in left field. See this example at vcoins. I came across this coin (from a recently purchased collection) with a different orientation: athlete facing, head right, wreath in left hand, palm in left hand draped over shoulder, E in right field... I cannot for the life of me find another example of this variant. All of my print and internet resources come up empty. Has anyone seen this coin before? 29mm, 13.3g, 6h.
Moushmov 2920 is close: "Fighter naked standing right, holding long palm and wreath; urn below, E in field." I just don't see an urn below on your coin.
Well that is the coin indeed, thank you sir! And a die match to boot. Such obscure things we occasionally find as ancient coin collectors. I wonder if there's a third example of the type?
The description of the reverse is: Nude figure standing, holding in the right hand a palm, and in the left a wreath; in the field, E.