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ID number: BIRBI-R1568 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Gordian III; Rome Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 238-239 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 5.45 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 1692. Spink 1933. |
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Description: Obverse: bust of Gordian radiate, draped, cuirassed r. Reverse: Jupiter standing front holding thunderbolt over Gordian standing l. and sceptre.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP·CAES·M·ANT·GORDIANVS AVG· (Commander Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Emperor). Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI (Jupiter the conserver).
Bibliography: RIC IV.3, 2.
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