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Coin of Perinthus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Thrace, Perinthus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 33.85 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.2153
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles to right, wrestling with Nemean lion.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles to right, wrestling with Nemean lion.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Euripides S. Sepheriades; purchased by MFA from Euripides S. Sepheriades, December 9, 1964