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Coin of Arycanda with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Lycia, Arycanda
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 13.65 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number63.1405
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sozon galloping to right, with club in raised right hand; he wears a "Phrygian" cap and cloak.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sozon galloping to right, with club in raised right hand; he wears a "Phrygian" cap and cloak.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1. (auction 12 of the Lockett Collection, February 21-23, 1961, lot 2941, partial); by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, September 18, 1963