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Coin of Neocaesarea with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 241–242
Mint: Pontus, Neocaesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 13.10 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1204
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown with two palm branches on table. Vase below table.
Palm branch on each side of table.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown with two palm branches on table. Vase below table.
Palm branch on each side of table.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963