ARTIC-EG
Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · other
Coin Portraying Emperor Gordian III
Description
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Gordian III, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of Serapis (?). The date this coin was struck is indicated in the inscription " L-Z ", which means the seventh year of the emperor's reign, or 243-244 CE. Gordian III reigned as emperor from 238-244 CE.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
Obverse: A K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC EV Reverse: L Z
Cross-references (1)
- ARTIC-id 133498 tier-2
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