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Coin of Metropolis with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Metropolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 9.98 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number62.1244
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Cybele, turreted, seated on throne to left, holding patera in right hand.
Lion at her feet.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Cybele, turreted, seated on throne to left, holding patera in right hand.
Lion at her feet.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 10, 1962