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Coin of Aspendus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Pamphylia, Aspendus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 18.11 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.164
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Wreath and fillets.
Inscriptions in Greek inside and outside of wreath.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Wreath and fillets.
Inscriptions in Greek inside and outside of wreath.
ProvenanceOne of a group of coins purchased in Greece or Asia Minor in 1963 by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned March 11, 1964