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Description: | Gordianus III, medallion of, 242 AD. Two casts obverse and reverse. Depiction on obverse: portrait of Gordianus. Depiction on reverse: a war galley with two standards under oars. Commemorates Gordian's transport of his army, escorted by the imperial fleet, from Misenum and Ravenna to the east for the war against Persia. The original is in the British Museum.
Inscription. On a emulsioned plywood backboard with a label. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | Emperor of Gordianus III | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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