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Sestertius (?) with bust of Gordian III
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 241–243
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 14.65 gm.
Credit Line
Storer Collection
Accession Number32.1122
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, to right.
IMPGORDIANVSPIVSFELAVG
Reverse: Gordian III, in military dress, standing right, holding in right hand a transverse spear and globe in left.
PMTRPIIICOSIIPP S C left and right, in field
IMPGORDIANVSPIVSFELAVG
Reverse: Gordian III, in military dress, standing right, holding in right hand a transverse spear and globe in left.
PMTRPIIICOSIIPP S C left and right, in field
ProvenanceBy 1932: Malcolm Storer Collection; gift of Malcolm Storer to MFA, 1932