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Coin of Aphrodisias with with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Caria, Aphrodisias
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 20.72 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1371
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Table, supported by legs with lion's heads and feet, on which is prize crown flanked each side by purse. Amphora below table.
Inscription in Greek around and on prize crown.
(Note that original reverse description appears on media screen with urn instead of prize crown.)
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Table, supported by legs with lion's heads and feet, on which is prize crown flanked each side by purse. Amphora below table.
Inscription in Greek around and on prize crown.
(Note that original reverse description appears on media screen with urn instead of prize crown.)
ProvenanceBy 1962: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964