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Coin of Prusias-ad-Hypium with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D 238–244
Mint: Bithynia, Prusias-ad-Hypium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 16.14 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.380
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Gordian III right.
Countermarks: male head right and Greek letter (rho?).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped male bust right (Demos?).
Inscription in Greek.
Countermarks: male head right and Greek letter (rho?).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Draped male bust right (Demos?).
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection; by 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)