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Coin of Antioch with bust of Gordian III

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Pisidia, Antioch

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 26.93 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1230
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right. IMPCAESMANTGORDIANOVSAVG
Reverse: Priest ploughing right with yoke of oxen.
Two standards behind.
In exergue: SR Inscription around has the letter A without crossbar.

ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 4954); purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964