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Numismatics
Explore image in Ruler: Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225–244, ruled 238–44
Mint: Rome
Artist: Unknown
Sestertius of Gordian III, Emperor of Rome from Rome
241–44
Orichalcum
17.84 g, 12:00, 30.5 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Gilbert Steinberg
2001.87.9681
Geography:
Made in Rome, Italy
Status:
Culture:
Roman
Period:
3rd century A.D.
Classification:
Numismatics
Provenance:
Gilbert Steinberg, to about 1984; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1984 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
