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Provincial Gordian III id help
« on: October 13, 2007, 02:06:19 pm »
I am pretty sure that this is Gordian III and Tranquillina and also pretty sure that it was minted in Markianopolis but I am having trouble with a more precise attribution.


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Re: Provincial Gordian III id help
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2007, 02:16:23 pm »
It's Macrinus and his son Diadumenian. Markianopolis is correct.
The governor is  P. Fu... Pontianus, according to:

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Re: Provincial Gordian III id help
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2007, 02:47:25 pm »
It also looks similar to no. Mar5.57 on this page - same general type anyway

http://www.diadumenian.com/marcianopolis5.html

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Re: Provincial Gordian III id help
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2007, 03:50:50 pm »
LOL! I was way off! At least I saw that there were two people and where it was minted!


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