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Coin of Cyzicus with bust of Gordian III, struck under Ael. Artemidorus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Cyzicus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 41 mm. Weight: 45.65 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.7
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter stands to right, holding two lighted torches, in biga drawn by two coiled serpents.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Demeter stands to right, holding two lighted torches, in biga drawn by two coiled serpents.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1972: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 47, November 30-December 1, 1972, lot 491); purchased from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., January 10, 1973