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Coin of Byzantium with bust of Gordian III, struck under Aur. Dionysius and P. Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Thrace, Byzantium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 18.23 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.224
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, holding sceptre (?).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Four tall basket torches with wicks hanging over.
Inscriptions in Greek in exergue and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Four tall basket torches with wicks hanging over.
Inscriptions in Greek in exergue and around.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXI, no. 243); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963