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A work made of bronze.

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

241-244

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Emperor Gordian III. On the back (reverse), the deity Felicitas, stands holding a caduceus in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium