Mesopotamia, Edessa, Tranquillina
70,00 €
Description
Mesopotamia, Edessa, Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III (238 – 244 AD). ΦOYP CABINA TPANK CЄB; draped bust of right, wearing stephane, hair coiled at neck nape / MHT KOΛ ЄΔЄCCHNWN; veiled, turreted and draped bust of Tyche left, before, small altar upon which figure of Aquarius standing right, holding wineskin.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE28 |
| Weight [g]: | 16,78 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | BMC Mesopotamia p. 112, 133-5; SNG Cop 222 var |
| Commentary: | dark olive patina, some reddish sandy deposits |
Historical Context
Tranquillina and Gordian III married 241 AD - they were both just 16 at the time.
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