Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Karanis; Karanis Hoard 01; Billon

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Object Identifier
0000.04.1731
Other Number
Haatvedt 735
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
Karanis Hoard 01
Lot
University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections
Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type
Coins
Materials
Billon
Quantity
1
Inscribed
no
Verbatim Date
240/241 AD
Unit Grid Number
4028
Component/Room
00F
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Denomination
tetradrachm
Authority
Gordian_III
Mint
Alexandria
Countermark
no
Coin Obverse Description
Bust of Gordian III r., laur., wearing palud., & cuirass
Coin Reverse Description
Eagle l., looking back, wings closed, wreath in beak.
Publication Title
Karanis, the temples, coin hoards, botanical and zoological reports, seasons 1924-31
Publication Author
Boak, Arthur E.R.
Publication Year
1933
Type Category
Numismatic

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