RPC VII.1, 462.1

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 462.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΦΡΟΥ ϹΑΒΕΙ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ
Edition Φρου(ρία) Σαβεί(νια) Τρανκυλλείνα
Translation Furia Sabinia Tranquillina
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΝ ΙΩΝΙΑ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν τῶν ἐν Ἰωνίᾳ
Translation of the Metropolitans in Ionia
Reverse design hero and Boule standing facing each other, clasping hands; hero holding spear and Boule sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 12.66 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 396.1/3 (Ephesus), 396.2/4–6 (Ephesus), 397.2/2–3 (Ephesus), 398.1/1 (Ephesus), 461/1. 1–2: same rev. die as 443/1–4, 448/1–3, 453/1–5.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G Hunter 7 = SNG 1674
2 2     St Gallen Lederer II, p. 13, no. 43