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Coin of Metropolis with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Metropolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 8.61 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2595
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele, turreted, seated on throne to left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on tympanum. Lion on each side of throne at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cybele, turreted, seated on throne to left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on tympanum. Lion on each side of throne at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963