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Coin of Marcianopolis with busts of Gordian III and Serapis, struck under Menophilus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Moesia, Marcianopolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 11.93 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2966
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right facing draped bust of Serapis wearing modius.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
Reverse: Nemesis stands to left, cornucopia on left arm, scales in right hand, wheel at right side.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and around.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
Reverse: Nemesis stands to left, cornucopia on left arm, scales in right hand, wheel at right side.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963