Coin: æ sestertius
- Museum number:
- 8-5921
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21080005921
- Accession number:
- Acc.892
- Description:
- Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Gordianus.Pius - 17.17 grams. Rome, 240-244 AD. Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - bust facing right, laureate, draped, cuirassed. Reverse: FELICI T TEMPOR, SC - Felicitas standing holding long caduceus and cornucopiae.
- Donor:
- Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
- Collection place:
- Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
- Production place:
- Rome (ancient city)
- Culture or time period:
- Gordian Dynasty (238–244 AD)
- Collector:
- unknown
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Bronze (metal)
- Person depicted:
- Felicitas (Roman diety) and Gordian III (Emperor of Rome)
- Inscription:
- S C, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, and FELICI T TEMPOR
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Coins (money) and Sestertii
- Function:
- 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
- Production date:
- 240-244 AD
- Accession date:
- 1946
- Department:
- Classical Mediterranean
- Dimensions:
- weight 17.17 grams
- Images:
-
- Legacy documentation:
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