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ID:     GIII_and_wife_Athena_standing
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     THRACE
City:     Anchialus
Issuer:     Gordian III
Date Ruled:     A.D. 238-244
Metal:     Orichalcum
Denomination:     Tetrassarion
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 238-244
Diameter:     27 mm
Weight:     238-244 g
Die Axis:     7 h
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CԐB TPANKVΛ/ΛEINA
Obverse Description:     Laureate and draped bust of Gordian right, facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left.
Reverse Legend:     OVΛΠIANWN AΓXIAΛEWN
Reverse Description:     Athena standing facing, head right, holding inverted spear and resting on shield.
Primary Reference:     Varbanov 748
Photograph Credit:     Roma Numismatics
Source:     http://romanumismatics.com/auction/lot/0620/
Special Comments:     Not to be found at acsearch.info, v-coins, Wildwinds, or in the CNG archives. It is not in Moushmov or the BMC.