Obverse: Bust of Gordian III
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Ephesus |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Gordian III |
| Actual Weight: | 22.81 g. |
| Date: | exact 238 AD - exact 244 AD |
| Dimensions: | 34.5 mm. |
| Region: | Ionia |
| Period: | Third Century A.C. |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle the cult statue of Ephesian Artemis and Abbondantia (the personification of Abundance). At left stands the facing Ephesian Artemis, flanked at right by a deer, shown in profile to the right. At right stands the draped figure of Abbondantia, in 3/4-view to the left, holding a patera in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm. At her right foot stands an altar (or a modius?).
Donor: In memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze medallion
Sources Used: M. Comstock, BMFA 65 (1967) 168-69, fig. 15; GRBS 1 (1958) 115; The New York Times, July 14, 1968, D27 (ill.)