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Coin of Perga in alliance with Side with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Pamphylia, Perga and Side (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 22.81 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.67
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped bust of Gordian III to right. Shield with Gorgoneion, and spear at right shoulder..
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Artemis, radiate, in long chiton with quiver over shoulder, holds lighted torch in left hand, and drops incense on altar with right. At right, Athena, helmeted, with long chiton and aegis holds spear in left hand and drops incense on altar with right hand. Shield at left side.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left, Artemis, radiate, in long chiton with quiver over shoulder, holds lighted torch in left hand, and drops incense on altar with right. At right, Athena, helmeted, with long chiton and aegis holds spear in left hand and drops incense on altar with right hand. Shield at left side.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: H. C. Levis Collection; by 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 11 [H. C. Levis Collection], Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 18-20, 1925, lot 850); by date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962, lot 160); purchased at the Woodward auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; February 13, 1963: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.