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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with bust of Gordian III
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 12.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Bequest of William Stevenson Smith
Accession Number1970.319
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Two countermarks (one is uncertain).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands at left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
At right emperor, in military attire, holds spear in left hand and reaches out with wreath in right hand to crown Tyche.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
Two countermarks (one is uncertain).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche stands at left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
At right emperor, in military attire, holds spear in left hand and reaches out with wreath in right hand to crown Tyche.
Inscription in Greek around and in exergue.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy date unknown: William Stevenson Smith Collection; bequest of William Stevenson Smith to MFA, April 8, 1970