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Coin of Phaselis with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Lycia, Phaselis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 20.46 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.427
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek
Reverse: Athena stands, head right, spear in right hand with serpent entwined around the lower end, shield in her left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek
Reverse: Athena stands, head right, spear in right hand with serpent entwined around the lower end, shield in her left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 1100, 1050 Seventeenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Auction 1, Barbizon Plaza Hotel, 106 Central Park South, New York City, December 9, 1982, lot 422); purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., September 12, 1984