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A work made of bronze.

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

238-244

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Gordian III. On the back (reverse), the god Jupiter, nude, stands holding a long sceptre in his right hand and thunderbolt in left.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium