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LOT 3137
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 241-244. ΤΕΡΤΥΛΛΙΑΝΟΣ (Prosius Tertullianus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CЄ TPANKVΛ-ΛЄINA (VΓ ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing one another / VΠ TEPTVΛΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛΙ-TΩN (ΩN ligate), Athena standing to left, holding spear and resting hand upon shield; E (mark of value) to left. RPC VII.2, 1437; AMNG 1176-7. Very Fine.(13.33gr, 28mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3137
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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