Sestertius
Gordian III
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
238
Bronze
Weight: 18.32 g
Diameter: 28.3 mm
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.8.29171
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Bare, draped bust right; [I] MP GORDIANVS ?? A; Reverse: Sacrificial implements; PIETAS AVGG SC
Provenance
Collected by Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire, date unknown; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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