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LOT 3099
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 25mm of Anchialus, Thrace. AD 238-244.
AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CAB TPANKV[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust Gordian to right, facing draped and diademed bust of Tranquillina to left / OVΛΠIANΩ[...], Tyche-Fortuna standing facing, head to left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia. Cf. RPC VII.2, 1191. Near Very Fine.(11.76gr, 25mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3099
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 25mm of Anchialus, Thrace.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Good Very Fine. Double struck of reverse.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
