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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.180
People
Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Title
Coin of Seleucia ad Calykadnos under Gordion III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
238-244 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Kalykadnos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212883

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.91 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTΩNIOC ΓOPΔIANOC CEBACTOC
  • Reverse Inscription: CEΛEVKEΩN TΩ ΠPOC KAΛVK

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchase from Robert Hecht

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 763

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.180
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Gordian r., radiate.
Rev.: Athena holding spear and shield, striking at serpent-legged giant, kneeling and throwing stones at her.

Verification Level

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