Coin of Tarsus with bust of Gordian III

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244

Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus

Dimensions

Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 27.57 gm. Die Axis: 6

Accession Number

62.417

Medium or Technique

Bronze

Not On View

Collections

The Ancient World

Classifications

Coins

Obverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Reverse: Perseus, nude, standing front, holds cult image of Apollo Lykeios in raised left hand, uncertain object (torch?) in right; fisherman with line and fish at right.
Inscriptions in Greek.

Provenance

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)

Credit Line

Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour