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Coin of Lysias with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Lysias
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 8.45 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1191
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele seated left, resting left hand on tympanum and in right holding phiale over lion at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele seated left, resting left hand on tympanum and in right holding phiale over lion at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964