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Sestertius with bust of Gordian III
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 244
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 16.03 gm.
Credit Line
Everett Fund
Accession Number88.471
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, to right.
IMPGORDIANVSPIVSFEL AVG.
Reverse: Mars, walking right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield on left arm.
PMTRPVIICOSII P.
In left and right field, low: S C.
IMPGORDIANVSPIVSFEL AVG.
Reverse: Mars, walking right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield on left arm.
PMTRPVIICOSII P.
In left and right field, low: S C.
ProvenanceDecember, 1885, discovered by Don Mariano Lazzari at Cerveteri, Italy and sold, through Pietro Pennelli, to Rodolfo Lanciani (b. 1845 – d. 1929), Rome; 1888, sold by Lanciani to the MFA for $491.89 [purchase price for MFA accession nos. 88.345 – 88.530]. (Accession Date: January 1, 1888)
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.