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Coin of Trapezus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–239
Mint: Pontus, Trapezus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 14.50 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Number1986.978
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Horseman (Mên or Mithra) wearing Phrygian cap rides right toward altar.
At left, tree. At right, star.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Horseman (Mên or Mithra) wearing Phrygian cap rides right toward altar.
At left, tree. At right, star.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1986, sold by Dennis Devine, Rocky Point, NY to Jonathan H. Kagan, New York; 1986, gift of Jonathan H. Kagan to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 30, 1986)