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LOT 2817
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244.
Struck AD 243-4. AVTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANON CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CЄB, on left, bust of Gordian, laureate, draped and cuirassed to right, seen from rear, and on right, Tranquillina, draped and wearing stephane to left / AVP CЄΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA, Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated to left on rock, holding ears of corn; above, the Centaur Sagittarius to left, discharging arrow; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VII.2, 3471; cf. BMC Arabia 8-13; SNG Copenhagen 257. Very Fine.(18.52gr, 31mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection.
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LOT 2817
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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