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Coin Type:Bronze AE21 of Gordian III, Caesar 238 CE, Augustus 238-244 CE. Mint and Date: Berytos in Phoenicia, 238-244 CE. Size and Weight: 21mm, 6.98g. Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS AVG COS Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: COL IVL AVG FEL BER Dionysos standing left, holding rhyton and thyrsos; at his feet to left, panther reclining left, looking up. Provenance: flaviamaximafausta (eBay), July 2009 Ref: BMC Phoenicia p89, 245-249; SNG Cop 125. BW Ref: 055 042 144 |
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Note: Although the object carried by Dionysos in his right hand looks like a cornucopia, sight of other examples show that it is not; it is a rhyton with a broad rim. This is shown by the lack of any objects emerging from it. | |
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