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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

242-244

Roman, minted in Antioch

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of emperor Gordian III, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts Fortuna, seated to the left, holding a rudder in right hand and a cornucopia in left.

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Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium