Coin of Gordian III, Emperor of Rome from Tarsus Artist: Unknown
Mint: Tarsus (Cilicia)
Ruler: Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225–244, ruled 238–44

238–44

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

orichalcum

Dimensions

22.54 g, 7:00, 36 mm

Credit Line

Ruth Elizabeth White Fund with the assistance of Ben Lee Damsky

Accession Number

2008.83.130

Geography

Made in Tarsus, Cilicia

Culture

Roman

Period

3rd century A.D.

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB; left and right in field: P P Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, slightly from the rear

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: TARCOV MHTRO - POL EWC; vertical in field at left: AMK; horizontal at right: GB Scylla facing with her head left. Her outstretched right arm has a fin-like termination; she holds a trident? (In all specimens I have seen, it seems to be a solid rectangle atop the shaft rather than a three-pronged termination) in the crook of her left arm; she has legs which splay out and become serpentine with a tail termination. Four dogs protrude from her ample middle.
Provenance
Eduardo Levante, Paris, to 1996. Italo Vecchi, London, February 1–2, 1996, lot 894; Ben Lee Damsky, 1996–2008; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money

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