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LOT 3152
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE Tetrassarion or 4 Assaria of Tomis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CЄ TPANKYΛ-ΛЄINA, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina to left / MHTPO ΠONTOY TOMEΩC, Zeus seated to left, holding patera and sceptre; Δ (mark of value) in right field. RPC VII.2, 1724; AMNG 3512. Very Fine.(13.46gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3152
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE Tetrassarion or 4 Assaria of Tomis, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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