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Coin of Aspendus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Pamphylia, Aspendus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 12.13 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.822
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hephaistos seated on rock to right supports shield with left hand and holds hammer in right. Cuirass at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hephaistos seated on rock to right supports shield with left hand and holds hammer in right. Cuirass at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 36); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963