Tranquillina, Wife of Gordian III

Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, c.241 A.D.

AR Antoninianus, 3.64g. 23mm. SABINA TRANQVILLINA AVG. Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina to right on a crescent. Rv. CONCORDIA AVGG. Gordian and Tranquillina clasping hands. RIC IV/3, 250 (obverse die). Superb style and strike on a huge flan and with attractive toning; very rare and one of the finest extant examples

Ex: A. Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 28, 1994, lot 277.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 29, May 11, 2005, lot 613
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneve, Auction IV, November 12, 2006, lot 215.

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Extremely Fine $27,500.