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Coin of Hadrianopolis-Sebaste with bust of Gordian III, struck under Caecinas
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Hadrianopolis-Sebaste
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 27.63 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos standing to left, holding thyrsos and kantharos.
Panther (?) at left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Dionysos standing to left, holding thyrsos and kantharos.
Panther (?) at left.
Inscriptions in Greek in field and around
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XX, no. 114); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 20, 1963