Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

Roman, minted in AntiochLinkedCulture matchlcp-34149b18a8fd

Date
242-244
Medium
Billon
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141849

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of emperor Gordian III, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts Fortuna, seated to the left, holding a rudder in right hand and a cornucopia in left.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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