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Coin of Phocaea with bust of Gordian III, struck under Aur. Eutyches
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Phocaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40.5 mm. Weight: 31.22 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.142
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Griffin walking right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Griffin walking right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Thomas Ollive Mabbott Collection; by 1969: with Hans M. F. Schulman Gallery, 25 West 45th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017 (Schulman auction of the Mabbott Collection, June 6-11, 1969, lot 1576 [as ex Vierordt Collection]); by 1974: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, England; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., March 13, 1974