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Coin of Casae with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Casae
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 16.12 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.394
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated right, scepter in right hand, left hand reaching down to eagle at his feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Obverse partially overstruck.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus seated right, scepter in right hand, left hand reaching down to eagle at his feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Obverse partially overstruck.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1100, 1050 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., June 9, 1982