Ancients
THRACE. Anchialus. Gordian III (AD 238-244), and Tranquillina. AE (26mm, 16.93 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. AD 241-244. AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CAB / TPANKVΛΛI/NA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from behind, facing draped bust of Tranquillina left, wearing stephane / OVΛΠIANW-N AΓXIA/ΛEWN (partially ligate), galley under sail right on waves, banner flying from mast. AMNG II 682. Varbanov 1106. Exceptional detail of rigging and sails.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Ed Waddell, private sale with old dealer tag
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