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Coin of Tiberiopolis with bust of Gordian III, struck under Aur. Ponticus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Tiberiopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 17.33 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1147
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis standing, head left, quiver on shoulder, holds lighted torch in right hand, bow in left. At left, stag to left. At right, cult statue of Artemis, holding lighted torch in left hand.
Inscription in Greek around
Inscriptions in Greek.above stag and traces of TI ? in field at right
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis standing, head left, quiver on shoulder, holds lighted torch in right hand, bow in left. At left, stag to left. At right, cult statue of Artemis, holding lighted torch in left hand.
Inscription in Greek around
Inscriptions in Greek.above stag and traces of TI ? in field at right
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963