Coin Portraying Emperor Gordian III
Ancient Egyptian
243–244
- Medium
- Billon
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.4 cm (1 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
roman period (egyptian)billonportraitsilver alloycoininorganic materialmanancient artnonferrous metalgreco-roman (egyptian)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Gordian III, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of Serapis (?). The date this coin was struck is indicated in the inscription " L-Z ", which means the seventh year of the emperor's reign, or 243-244 CE. Gordian III reigned as emperor from 238-244 CE.
