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Pentassarion - Gordianus III and Tranquillina
Issuer | Marcianopolis |
Year | 241-244 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Pentassaria (5⁄16) |
Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 14.3 g |
Dimensions | 30 mm |
Thickness | 3.4 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Varb#2052 |
Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right vis-a-vis draped and diademed bust of Tranquillina left. |
Obverse script | Greek |
Obverse lettering | AVT K M
ANT ΓΟPΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CEB / ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛΕΙΝΑ (Translation: The emperor caesar Marcus Antoninus Gordianus august and the augusta Tranquillina) |
Reverse description | Nemesis standing left holding scales and cornucopia; wheel at her feet. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | VΠ
TEPTVΛΛIANOV MARKIANOΠOΛITΩN / E (Translation: The legate Tertullianus from Marcianopolis) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND
(241-244) - -
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Catalog ID | 2391154450 |
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