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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.243
People
Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Title
Coin of Tyre under Gordian III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
238-244
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tyre (Phoenicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176982

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.35 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 423

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.243
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Gordian III, r., laureate.
Rev.: Astarte, turreted, standing to front and being crowned by Nike on column at r., at the foot of which is a murex shell; at l., a small figure of 'Marsyas of the Forum,' r., carrying a wine-skin.

Verification Level

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