Lot 3706

Description

Mesopotamia, Singara, Gordian III and Tranquillina, (A.D. 238-244), AE 31-34, (20.57 grams), obv. confronted busts of Gordian on left wearing paludamentum and cuirass and Tranquillina on right wearing stephane, around **AUTOK K M ANT GORDIANON SAB TRANKULLINA SEB*, rev. city goddess wearing turreted crown, veil, mantle and chiton, seated left on rock holding a small branch, at her feet a half-figure of a river god swimming, centaur Saggitarius above discharging bow, (BMC Arabia p.135 8, Sng Cop 257, McClean III p.385 9560). Dark brown patina, nearly very fine and scarce.