Coin of Singara under Gordian III and Tranquillina

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1983.56.246
People: Gordian III, Roman (r. 238 - 244 CE)
Tranquillina
Title: Coin of Singara under Gordian III and Tranquillina
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 238-244
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Singara (Mesopotamia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177022

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 22.82 g
Die Axis: 6

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMC 8 (var.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1983
Object Number: 1983.56.246
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Busts of Gordian III, laureate on l. and Tranquillina on r. confronted.
Rev.: Veiled and turreted city goddess seated l. on rocks r. holding branch; above, the centaur Sagittarius flying to l. and shooting an arrow; beneath goddess, a river god swimming l.

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