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Tetradrachm of Alexandria with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 240–241
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 12.39 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1985.1243
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sarapis Nikephoros on throne to left, Cerberus at left.
Year 4 = AD 240/241.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sarapis Nikephoros on throne to left, Cerberus at left.
Year 4 = AD 240/241.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection (one of 302 Alexandrian coins [1985.1028–1985.1329] acquired by Godfrey Peckitt in Egypt prior to World War II); date unknown: inherited from Mrs.Godfrey Peckitt by Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; July 11, 1969: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, November 27, 1985