Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5931
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005931
Accession number:
Acc.892
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Production place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Gordian Dynasty (238–244 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Gordian III (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: illegible and Reverse legend: illegible
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
238-244 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23.5 millimeters and weight 7.242 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5931, described as Coin: Æ; bronze issue; size: 23.5 mm.; weight: 7.242 grams. Obverse: head of Gordian III (?) facing right, laureate; inscription:- (too blurred to read). Reverse: sacrificial implements (culter, sprinkler, ewer, lituus, simplum); inscription:- (too blurred to read).

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