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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1958,0304.139
Description: Copper Alloy coin. (whole); Bust of Gordian, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, facing bust of Serapis, wearing modius, left. (obverse); Serapis standing facing, wearing kalathos, right hand raised, and holding sceptre in left hand; beaded border. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Gordian III
Cultures/periods: Roman Provincial
Production date: 238-244
Production place: Minted in: Marcianopolis (historic - Moesia)
Materials: copper alloy
Technique: struck
Dimensions: Die-axis: 1 o'clock; Diameter: 27 millimetres (maximum); Weight: 12.200 grammes
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Bibliographic references: Pick 1898 / Die Antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien: Band I: Viminacium - Nicopolis (1126) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; emperor/empress
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Gordian III; Representation of: Serapis
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Art Fund (as NACF)
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Richard Cyril Lockett
Acquisition date: 1958
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1958,0304.139

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