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Coin of Singara with busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Mesopotamia, Singara
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 20.17 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.424
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian at left facing draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, at right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, seated on rock to left, holds branch in right hand and rests left on rock. At feet, river-god swimming left. Above, Centaur Sagittarius discharging bow to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, seated on rock to left, holds branch in right hand and rests left on rock. At feet, river-god swimming left. Above, Centaur Sagittarius discharging bow to left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Company's Bank, Ltd., April 10, 1963