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Coin of Anchialus with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Thrace, Anchialus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 29.85 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.868
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged Nike running right, holding trophy.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Winged Nike running right, holding trophy.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1938: with Münzhandlung Basel, Freiestrasse 74, Basel, Switzerland (Sale 10, March 15-16, 1938, lot 448); by date unknown: Richard J. Graham Collection; by 1966: with Jacques Schulman N.V., Keizersgracht 448, Amsterdam (auction of the Richard J. Graham Collection, June 8-10, 1966, Carlton Hotel Amsterdam, lot 1160); purchased at the auction on behalf of MFA by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., November 9, 1966