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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 27.90 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1422
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III faces draped bust of Tranquillina wearing stephane at right.
Inscription in Greek. Trace of countermark?
Reverse: Draped bust of Tyche at left, wearing kalathos, cornucopia behind, faces laureate, draped bust of Apollo at right, laurel branch behind.
Inscription in Greek around, above, and below.
Inscription in Greek. Trace of countermark?
Reverse: Draped bust of Tyche at left, wearing kalathos, cornucopia behind, faces laureate, draped bust of Apollo at right, laurel branch behind.
Inscription in Greek around, above, and below.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964