Cilicia, Tarsos, Gordian III
130,00 €
Description
Cilicia, Tarsos, Gordian III (238 – 244 AD). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, Π Π in fields / ΤΑΡΣΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ; Herakles, naked, standing front with club and lion skin, apples of Hesperides in right hand, serpent entwined tree to left, ΑΜΚ Γ Β.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE34 |
| Weight [g]: | 22,80 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG France 1669 |
| Commentary: | green patina, good details, usual poor metal quality |
Historical Context
Gordian III became an emperor just aged 13 - the youngest sole legal Roman emperor throughout the existence of the united Roman Empire.
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