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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 18.35 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1174
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Counterstamp on neck.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing, head left, holds Nike with wreath in right hand, left rests on shield. Spear behind shield.
Inscription in Greek.
Counterstamp on neck.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena standing, head left, holds Nike with wreath in right hand, left rests on shield. Spear behind shield.
Inscription in Greek.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963