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Coin of Ilium with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Troas, Ilium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 3.48 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.454
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate (or radiate?), draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At right, Paris seated, holding apple in right hand, pedum in left.
At left, Aphrodite, Athena with helmet and spear, and Hera.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At right, Paris seated, holding apple in right hand, pedum in left.
At left, Aphrodite, Athena with helmet and spear, and Hera.
Inscription in Greek in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)