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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.289
People
Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Gordian III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
241-244
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169363

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.87 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: P M TR P IIII COS II P P S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV (3), 302A, p. 48

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.289
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse: Apollo, nude to waist, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left elbow on lyre

Verification Level

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