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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 13.06 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1178
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
In field at left and right Greek letter.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Three-legged table, on which double hieratic crown with series of heads.
Inner crown has five heads, central one crowned by two Nikai.
Two (?) heads on outer crown and five Greek letters.
Greek inscriptions within inner crown, under table and around.
In field at left and right Greek letter.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Three-legged table, on which double hieratic crown with series of heads.
Inner crown has five heads, central one crowned by two Nikai.
Two (?) heads on outer crown and five Greek letters.
Greek inscriptions within inner crown, under table and around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963