RPC VII.1, 153

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 153
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Germe
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Magistrate Aelius Aristonikos (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΦΟΥΡ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ ϹΑΒ
Edition Φουρ(ία) Τρανκυλλῖνα Σαβ(ινία)
Translation Furia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Ἀριστονείκου Γερμηνῶν
Translation under Aristonikos, of the Germeans
Reverse design Heracles wrestling with Nemean lion, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 11.20 g
Axis 6
Reference Ehling 298
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 147/1–4, 148/1–8, 149.1/1–2, 150/1–2, 151/1, 152.1/1–7, 152.2/8, 152.3/9–10. 1–3: same rev. die as 125/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Künker eLive Auktion 31, 29–30 Oct. 2014, lot 293 = Schulten Apr. 1988, lot 856
2 2     ✸ L BMC 36 = BMC Lydia 43
3 3     P: 372 SNG 1022 = Wa 817
4 4     Wendt-Numismatica XVII, 1977, lot 323b (Hollschek II)
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Olympus Numismatik 10, 29 Dec. 2023, lot 433