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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.159
People
Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Issued by Aurelius Rufinus
Title
Coin of Sardis under Gordian III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
238-244 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181934

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.92 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AYT KMANT G ORDIANOC AYR
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI AYR R OYFEINOY ARCh; in exergue: CARDIANWN B (?) NEWKORWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Cf. BMC 188, p.270 (rev. facing other way)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.159
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Gordian III, r., laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Rev.: River god, r. wIth vase in r. hand and wreath in r.

Verification Level

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