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Coin of Germe with bust of Gordian III, struck under C. Aurelius Apollonides
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Germe
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 20.38 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.214
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three nymphs standing, holding water-jugs. They wear high-girt Ionic chitons; one in center, facing, is veiled (?); the two outer figures place their hands on her shoulders.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three nymphs standing, holding water-jugs. They wear high-girt Ionic chitons; one in center, facing, is veiled (?); the two outer figures place their hands on her shoulders.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XX, no. 108); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963