Coin of Pergamon under Gordian III

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1996.226
People: Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Title: Coin of Pergamon under Gordian III
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 238-244
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Pergamon (Mysia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/195911

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

8.25 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: AY KMANT GORDIANOC
Reverse Inscription: PERGAMHNWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Cf. BMC 350-2; SNG von Aul.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year: 1996
Object Number: 1996.226
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Gordian III l. wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and radiate crown.
Rev.: Two standing figures face each other, with amphora ?on ground between them.

Verification Level

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