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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 10.26 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2594
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ephesian Artemis standing. Stag at each side.
Above, crescent at left, star at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ephesian Artemis standing. Stag at each side.
Above, crescent at left, star at right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963