Monumentum
Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
The bronze medallion, from Cilicia, shows Mithras Tauroctonus on the revers.
Bronze Coin of Gordian III — Anvers
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Bronze Coin of Gordian III — Revers
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The New Mithraeum
22 May 2021
Updated on 7 Nov 2022
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Bronze medallion (Diam. 0.036). Berlin, Cabinet of coins; British Museum.
Obv.: Bust of Gordian (238-244 A.D.). He is dressed in a paludamentum and wears radiate crown. Rim of pearls.
Leg.: Αύτ(ορχάτωρ) Κ(αίσαρ) Μ. Αντώνιος Γορδιανός Σεβ(αστός) π(ατήρ) π(ατρίδος).
Rev.: Mithras in radiate crown, lifts dagger with his r.h. in order to kill the bull. With the other hand he grasps the animal's nostrils.
Obv.: Bust of Gordian (238-244 A.D.). He is dressed in a paludamentum and wears radiate crown. Rim of pearls.
Leg.: Αύτ(ορχάτωρ) Κ(αίσαρ) Μ. Αντώνιος Γορδιανός Σεβ(αστός) π(ατήρ) π(ατρίδος).
Rev.: Mithras in radiate crown, lifts dagger with his r.h. in order to kill the bull. With the other hand he grasps the animal's nostrils.