2008.2.207: Coin of Nysa Scythopolis under Gordian III

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2008.2.207

People

Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)

Title

Coin of Nysa Scythopolis under Gordian III

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

240-241 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nysa Scythopolis (Palestine)

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late

Culture

Roman Provincial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/322998

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

12 g
2.3 cm (7/8 in.)

Die Axis

6

Date on Object

304

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB
• Reverse Inscription: NYC [...] D T

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.

Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Meshorer, ACNAC 8, 59

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg

Accession Year

2008

Object Number

2008.2.207

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Gordian III, around Greek inscription
Rev.: Dionysus advancing r., pointing thyrsos at small figure on one knee with hands behind; in l. field, panther standing l., in upper r. field, bunch of grapes, around Greek inscription and in field date

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