Tetradrachm - Tranquillina L-Z; Year 7

Features

Issuer	Alexandria (Egypt)
Emperor	Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
Empress	Tranquillina (Furia Sabina Tranquillina) (241-244)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	243-244
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Billon
Weight	11 g
Diameter	21.5 mm
Thickness	4 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 409133
References	Milne# 3498 Joseph Grafton Milne; 1933. A Catalogue of the Alexandrian Coins in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom. , Dattari# 4891 Giovanni Dattari; 1901. Catalogo della collezione G. Dattari compilato dal proprietario / Volume Primo (Testo) = Catalog of the G. Dattari collection compiled by the owner. Instituto Francese d'Archeologia Orientale, Cairo, Egypt. , BMC Alex# 1939 Erik Christiansen, Virginia H. Hewitt (ed.), Martin Jessop Price (ed.); 1991. Coins of Alexandria and the Nomes: A Supplement to the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Köln A4# 3692 Angelo Geissen, Wolfram Weiser; 1983. Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln / Band 4. Claudius Gothicus, Dominitius Domitianus, Gau-Prägungen, Anonyme Prägungen, Nachträge, Imitationem, Bleimünzen (Nr. 3015–3627). Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. , Emmett# 3444 Keith Emmett; 2001. Alexandrian coins. Clios Cabinet, Lodi, Wisconsin, United States.

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Obverse

Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: CAB TRANKYΛΛEINA CEB

Reverse

L-Z across fields, eagle standing facing on wreath, head right, wings spread.

Script: Greek

Lettering: L-Z

Mint

L	Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (243-244)												Year 7

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