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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 19.43 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number66.852
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek..
Reverse: Aphrodite standing right, holding mirror?
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek..
Reverse: Aphrodite standing right, holding mirror?
Inscription in Greek.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Special Bulletin, no. 81); October 4, 1966: purchased from Hesperia Art for MFA by Mary B. Comstock; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, October 11, 1966