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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: 36.5 mm. Weight: 28.52 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number68.169
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, holding spear and shield decorated with gorgoneion.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback to right, right hand reaching for arrow in quiver slung over his shoulder. Below: lion.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback to right, right hand reaching for arrow in quiver slung over his shoulder. Below: lion.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Special Bulletin, no. 83); 1968: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, May 8, 1968