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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4353221, member: 75937"]Lovely coin. That dot is the mark on the die where the engraver used a compass to lay out the border of the coin. Here are some compass dots (obverse):</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-marcianopolis-homonoia-jpg.878613/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, with Tranquillina, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ Pentassrion, 12.74 g, 27 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis.Tertullianus, <i>legatus consularis</i>. Struck AD 241-244.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CЄ | ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ | ΛЄΙΝΑ, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left.</p><p>Rev: VΠ ΤΕΡΤVΛΛΙΑΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ- (ΩΝ in r. field), Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; E in l. field.</p><p>Refs: AMNG-I 1186; Moushmov 830; Mionnet <i>suppl 2</i>, p. 113, 343; H&J, <i>Marcianopolis</i>, 6.38.36.2; Varbanov 2046.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-and-tranquillina-tomis-nemesis-jpg.644083/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, with Tranquillina. A.D. 238-244.</p><p>Roman provincial AE 4.5 assaria; 28.92 mm, 15.89 g, 7:00</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Tomis, A.D. 241-244; Magistrate Pontianus</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANTΩNIOC ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC // [C]ABINIA (TP)AN / KVΛΛINA, confronted laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right and diademed, draped bust of Tranquillina left</p><p>Rev: MHTPO ΠONTOV TOMEΩC, Nemesis standing facing, head left, holding arshin (rod) and sling, wheel at feet; Δ - < (denomination) in fields</p><p>Refs: AMNG I 3537; Varbanov 5701; Moushmov 2279; Cf. SNG Cop 305.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4353221, member: 75937"]Lovely coin. That dot is the mark on the die where the engraver used a compass to lay out the border of the coin. Here are some compass dots (obverse): [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-marcianopolis-homonoia-jpg.878613/[/IMG] Gordian III, with Tranquillina, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ Pentassrion, 12.74 g, 27 mm, 6 h. Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis.Tertullianus, [I]legatus consularis[/I]. Struck AD 241-244. Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CЄ | ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ | ΛЄΙΝΑ, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, facing diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left. Rev: VΠ ΤΕΡΤVΛΛΙΑΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ- (ΩΝ in r. field), Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; E in l. field. Refs: AMNG-I 1186; Moushmov 830; Mionnet [I]suppl 2[/I], p. 113, 343; H&J, [I]Marcianopolis[/I], 6.38.36.2; Varbanov 2046. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-and-tranquillina-tomis-nemesis-jpg.644083/[/IMG] Gordian III, with Tranquillina. A.D. 238-244. Roman provincial AE 4.5 assaria; 28.92 mm, 15.89 g, 7:00 Moesia Inferior, Tomis, A.D. 241-244; Magistrate Pontianus Obv: AVT K M ANTΩNIOC ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC // [C]ABINIA (TP)AN / KVΛΛINA, confronted laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right and diademed, draped bust of Tranquillina left Rev: MHTPO ΠONTOV TOMEΩC, Nemesis standing facing, head left, holding arshin (rod) and sling, wheel at feet; Δ - < (denomination) in fields Refs: AMNG I 3537; Varbanov 5701; Moushmov 2279; Cf. SNG Cop 305.[/QUOTE]
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