Coin of Nysa Scythopolis under Gordian III

Artists

Description

Obv.: laureate head of Gordian III, around Greek inscription Rev.: Dionysus advancing r., pointing thyrsos at small figure on one knee with hands behind; in l. field, panther standing l., in upper r. field, bunch of grapes, around Greek inscription and in field date

Dimensions

12 g 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.