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Coin Type: Bronze pentassarion of Gordian III, Caesar 238 CE, Augustus 238-244 CE. Mint and Date: Markianopolis in Moesia Inferior, 238-244 CE. Size and Weight: 26mm x 27mm, 13.5g Obverse: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CEB TPANKVΛΛINA Confronted draped busts of Gordian, laureate, right; and Tranquillina, diademed, left. Reverse: VΠ TEPTVΛΛIANOY MAPKIANOΠOLEITΩN Nemesis standing left, short rod held out at waist level in right hand in front, bridle held low in left hand behind, wheel in front at feet. LEITΩN (end of the reverse legend) in right field. Field Marks: E in upper left field. Provenance: Ancient Coin Art (Vcoins), June 2006 Ref: Varbanov I (English) 2049 var; Moushmov 833; Hristova/Jekov (2011) 6.38.35.2; AMNG I 1181. BW Ref: 038 024 080 |
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Note 1: The obverse legends for Gordian III and Tranquillina given in Varbanov I (English) show an I before the double Lambda in TPANKIΛΛINA , but examination of the illustrations — and this coin — suggests that this is an error, and the correct character is V, as in TPANKVΛΛINA. Note 2: See this footnote link for a discussion of what Nemesis is carrying. Note 3: This coin is on WildWinds under Gordian III, Markianopolis AE27 Moushmov 833. | |
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