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Coin of Antioch with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Pisidia, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38.5 mm. Weight: 26.24 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.873
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right. IMPCAESMANTGORDIANVSAVG
Reverse: At left, Gordian stands to right holding genius of city in left hand and grasping right hand of Antiochia standing at right. She holds sceptre in left hand. Both are on pedestals. Altar between.
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Reverse: At left, Gordian stands to right holding genius of city in left hand and grasping right hand of Antiochia standing at right. She holds sceptre in left hand. Both are on pedestals. Altar between.
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ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 96); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963