Antoninianus of Gordian III | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.3445.115
People: Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Title: Antoninianus of Gordian III
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 241-243
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/179729

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.79 g

Die Axis

11

Denomination

antoninianus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Reverse Inscription: IOVIS STATOR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC IV, 85

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.3445.115
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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

Reverse: Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding long sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand

Verification Level

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