RPC VII.1, 227

 

Image of specimen #21

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 227
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Saitta
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΦΟΥΡ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ ϹΑ
Nominative Furia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ ΥΛΛΟϹ
Reverse design river god Hyllos sitting left, holding reed and resting on water urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 5, 6, 8
Specimens 21 (11 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–11: same pair of dies. 12–16: same pair of dies. 17–19: same pair of dies. 1–19: same obv. die as 226/1, 3–9, 242.1/1–5 (Sardis), 242.2/6–9 (Sardis), 243/1–10 (Sardis).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNA 14, 1991, lot 384
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     Weber 6892
4 4     Bern: N/82.1071 SNG Righetti 1071
5 5     Cop SNG 412
6 6     P: 1092A
7 7     Mu SNG 448
8 8     Nomos, Obolos 4, 21 Feb. 2016, lot 729 = Nomos, Obolos, 1, 8 Feb. 2015, lot 386 = Aufhäuser 5, 1988, lot 391
9 9     V: GR 30003
10 10     P: 1091
11 11     V-ON SNG Leypold I, 1173 = Hirsch 204, 1999, lot 772
12 12     L: 1900,0404.64 BMC 64
13 13     SNG vA 3104
14 14     B: 48/80
15 15     Bern: 1625
16 16     Hirsch 198, 1998, lot 708
17 17     V: GR 29270
18 18     B: I-B
19 19     L: 1900,0404.62 BMC 63
20 20     Afyon: 1992
21 21     ✸ H.I. coll.