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Coin of Aphrodisias with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Caria, Aphrodisias
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 17.43 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1128
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown on table with curved legs of lion's heads and feet.
Amphora and two palms beneath table. Purse on each side of crown.
Crown inscribed in Greek. Table inscribed in Greek.
Greek inscription around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Prize crown on table with curved legs of lion's heads and feet.
Amphora and two palms beneath table. Purse on each side of crown.
Crown inscribed in Greek. Table inscribed in Greek.
Greek inscription around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963