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Coin of Edessa with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 242–244
Mint: Mesopotamia, Edessa
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 20.52 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1180
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Abgar X Phrahates, wearing tiara, rides horse to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Abgar X Phrahates, wearing tiara, rides horse to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963