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Coin of Cyzicus with bust of Gordian III, struck under Lepidus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Cyzicus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 22.00 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number69.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands, head left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands, head left, rudder in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., January 8, 1969