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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

A work made of gold.
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Date:

239 (late July-December), issued by Gordian III

Artist:

Roman, minted in Rome

About this artwork

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the profile head of Emperor Gordian III facing right, laureate, wearing a cuirass (body armor) and paludamentum (military cloak). On the back (reverse), Victory walks left, a wreath in her right hand, and a palm branch over left shoulder.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Roman

Title

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

Place

Rome (Minted in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

239 CE

Medium

Gold

Inscriptions

Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG "Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus" Reverse: PM TR P II COS P P

Dimensions

Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

Reference Number

1922.4896

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