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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 241–242
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 11.16 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1331
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma standing to left, holding spear in left hand.
In field at left: LE (year 5)
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Roma standing to left, holding spear in left hand.
In field at left: LE (year 5)
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ΑΚΜΑΝΤΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟCΕΥ
LΕ
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ΑΚΜΑΝΤΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟCΕΥ
LΕ
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.