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Antoninianus with bust of Gordian III
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 241–243
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 4.39 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 Number2004.1340
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
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Reverse: Sol standing, facing, head left, holding globe in left hand; right hand raised.
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Reverse: Sol standing, facing, head left, holding globe in left hand; right hand raised.
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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.