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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.148
People
Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Title
Coin of Germe under Gordian III Africanus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
238-244 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mysia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176561

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.49 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: M ANT GORDIANOC
  • Reverse Inscription: GERMHN N

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Ehling p. 150 no. 220

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.148
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Gordian III r., laureate, in paludamentum and cuirass.
Rev.: Naked Apollo and Artemis in short chiton standing in a wagon drawn by griffins, r.; Apollo holds a plectron in his r. hand a lyre in his l.; Artemis holds a bow.

Verification Level

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