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VII.2, 3430
Image of specimen #2
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/3430
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Volume
VII.2
Number
3430
Province
Osroene
Region
Mesopotamia
City
Edessa
Reign
Gordian III
Person (obv.)
Gordian III (Augustus)
;
Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue
Colonial coinage
Dating
AD 242–4
Obverse inscription
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ Ϲ
Ε
Β
Edition
Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Τρανκυλλίνα Σεβ(αστή)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus, Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design
confronted busts of Gordian III, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Tranquillina, diademed and draped bust, left
Reverse inscription
ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ
Ε
Δ
Ε
ϹϹΗΝ
ω
Ν
Edition
μητ(ρόπολις) Κολ(ωνία) Εδεσσηνῶν
Translation
Metropolis Colony of the Edessenes
Reverse design
draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, left; in front, Marsyas (?) standing right, on short column, carrying wineskin over shoulder, and altar
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
31 mm
Average weight
16.92 g
Axis
3, 10, 11
Reference
Babelon 90
Specimens
7 (3 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
P: 2130
31
18.69
3
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2
2
✸
G
SNG 2569
31
12.20
10
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3
3
Mu
30
15.14
11
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4
4
CGT coll.
30
17.40
11
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5
5
D. Taylor coll.
30
15.21
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6
6
M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 943
30
16.81
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7
7
Private coll.
31.7
23.02
11
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