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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: 37 mm. Weight: 25.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1430
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Reverse: Herakles stands, lionskin on left arm, holding club in right hand.
At left, tree around which serpent twines.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
Reverse: Herakles stands, lionskin on left arm, holding club in right hand.
At left, tree around which serpent twines.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964