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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3540521, member: 75937&quot;]In the course of researching this Roman provincial tetrassarion of Gordian III and Tranquillina from Mesembria, I noticed this particular die has a distinctive pattern of obverse die damage between and above the portraits. Although I haven&#039;t been able to find a single other example of my coin online or in various print resources, I noticed several coins of this city were struck with this same obverse die:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. My coin (Demeter with phiale and long torch reverse):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940834[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 28.6 mm, 11.36 g, 7 h.</p><p>Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241-244.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ|ΛΙΝΑ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, confronted.</p><p>Rev: ΜΕCΑΜΒΡ-Ι-ΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing left, wearing stephane, holding phiale and long torch.</p><p>Refs: Varbanov 4190, citing Karajatov 83.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Homonoia standing with phiale and cornucopia. This one belongs to [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940837[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Apollo standing left, holding phiale and branch. Sold by <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1595751" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1595751" rel="nofollow">Roma Numismatics</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940838[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The rest of the examples are taken from the <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/" rel="nofollow">Corpus Nummorum Thracorum online</a>. The photo quality of each example there varies considerably; therefore, I will show a listing and link to the specific coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=8101" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=8101" rel="nofollow">Athena standing l.</a>, hand resting on shield and holding inverted spear.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940839[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5. <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9283" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9283" rel="nofollow">Demeter standing l.</a>, holding corn ears and long torch.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940842[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6. <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9289" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9289" rel="nofollow">Dionysus standing l.</a>, holding kantharos and thyrus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940843[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>7. <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9295" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9295" rel="nofollow">Homonoia std. l.</a>, holding patera and cornucopia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940844[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>8. <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9293" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=9293" rel="nofollow">Asklepios standing l.</a>, holding serpent-staff in right hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]940845[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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