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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 27.57 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.417
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Perseus, nude, standing front, holds cult image of Apollo Lykeios in raised left hand, uncertain object (torch?) in right; fisherman with line and fish at right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Perseus, nude, standing front, holds cult image of Apollo Lykeios in raised left hand, uncertain object (torch?) in right; fisherman with line and fish at right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
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)