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Coin of Magnesia-ad-Maeandrum with bust of Gordian III, struck under Demes
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Magnesia-ad-Maeandrum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 20.04 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.292
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos, holding thyrsos and pitcher, stands left under arching grapevine. Panther to left at his feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos, holding thyrsos and pitcher, stands left under arching grapevine. Panther to left at his feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 11, 1964