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Coin of Sardis with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sardis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 6.96 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1279
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus stands, head left, holding sceptre in left hand, eagle on outstretched right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus stands, head left, holding sceptre in left hand, eagle on outstretched right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, September 23, 1964