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Sestertius with bust of Gordian III
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 241–243
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 18.22 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.724
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Gordian, laureate, draped, to right.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Reverse: Jupiter standing front, head right, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in the left.
IOVISTATORI S C left and right, in field
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Reverse: Jupiter standing front, head right, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in the left.
IOVISTATORI S C left and right, in field