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Medallion with bust of Gordian III
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 240–244
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 54.85 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.508
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
IMPGORDIANVS PIVSFELIXAVG
Reverse: Adlocutio scene. On the platform at the left the emperor with raised hand faces a group of four soldiers with standards and a legionary eagle. Behind the emperor, Praetorian prefect.
ADLOCVTIOAVGVS TI
IMPGORDIANVS PIVSFELIXAVG
Reverse: Adlocutio scene. On the platform at the left the emperor with raised hand faces a group of four soldiers with standards and a legionary eagle. Behind the emperor, Praetorian prefect.
ADLOCVTIOAVGVS TI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Suite 316, 444 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2432; December 15, 1999: purchased by MFA from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd.