Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Gordian III
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 243-244
- Medium
- Billon
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Gordian III, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of Serapis (?). The date this coin was struck is indicated in the inscription " L-Z ", which means the seventh year of the emperor's reign, or 243-244 CE. Gordian III reigned as emperor from 238-244 CE.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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