Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4943
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004943
Accession number:
Acc.184
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Ephesus (ancient city), Ionia
Production place:
Ephesus (ancient city), Ionia
Culture or time period:
Gordian Dynasty (238–244 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Artemis (Greek deity) and Gordian III (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ARTEMIS EPHESI[ON] and Obverse legend: AYTK M ANT GORDIANOS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
238-244 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29.5 millimeters and weight 10.59 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4943, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 10.59 grams, 29.5 mm. 238-244 AD. Ephesus, Turkey. Obverse: AYTK M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙANOC, bust of Gordian r. laureate. Reverse: APTEMIC EΦECI[ΩN], Cultus-statue of Ephesian Artemis (Latin: Diana) between two stags.

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