RPC VII.1, 240

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 240
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Magistrate Iul Sul Hermophilos (first archon)
Obverse inscription ΦΡΟΥ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛƐΙΝΑ ϹΑΒ
Nominative Furia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, r.
Reverse inscription ƐΠΙ ϹΟΥΛ ƐΡΜΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΑΡΧ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΩΚΟΡ
Reverse design agonistic crown containing palm on tabula inscribed ΧΡVϹΑΝΘΙΝΑ
Metal Æ
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 224/1–4 (Saitta), 225/1–2 (Saitta), 241/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 192
2 2     Schulman NY, 6 June 1969, lot 1842 (Mabbott)