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Coin of Antioch with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Pisidia, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 24.58 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.554
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right. IMPCAESMANTGORDIANVSAVG
Reverse: At right, emperor stands, holding censer in left hand, patera above lighted altar in right. At left three standards, one topped by Nike and two by wreaths.
CAES ANTIO CHCOL In ex. S.R
Reverse: At right, emperor stands, holding censer in left hand, patera above lighted altar in right. At left three standards, one topped by Nike and two by wreaths.
CAES ANTIO CHCOL In ex. S.R
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., May 12, 1965