206, Lot: 379. Estimate $100. Sold for $117. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MESOPOTAMIA, Singara. Gordian III, with Tranquillina. AD 238-244. Æ 31mm (23.52 g, 11h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, vis-à-vis / Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain ears; above, Sagittarius leaping left, discharging bow; river-god below. BMC 8-11; SNG Copenhagen 256. VF, dark green patina.
From the D. Alighieri Collection.