RPC VII.1, 591.4

 

Image of specimen #16

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 591.4
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΦΟΥΡΙΑ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Φουρία Σαβ(ινία) Τρανκυλλίνα Σεβ(αστή)
Translation Furia Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Edition Σαμίων
Translation of the Samians
Reverse design Ankaios (?) right, spearing wild boar coming out of cave
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 9.67 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 10 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 9–10: same pair of dies. 11–14: same pair of dies. 15–16: same pair of dies. 8–14: same obv. die as 460.1/1–4 (Metropolis), 462.2/3 (Metropolis), 463/1–3 (Metropolis), 590.2/9–14, 591.3/6–7, 592.2/9. 15–16: same obv. die as 589.2/4–7, 591.5/1–4, 592.2/10–11, 593/1. 8: same rev. die as 581.2/12–15. 11–16: same rev. die as 591.5/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
8 8     L: 1979,0101.1814 SNG vA 2316
9 9     Weber 6336
10 10     Boston: 67.886
11 11     O: New College
12 12     G Hunter 36 = SNG 1803F
13 13     L BMC 312
14 14     O: Christ Church
15 15     NY: 1944.100.47580
16 16     ✸ M. Staal coll. = Elsen 108, 12 Mar. 2011, lot 503
17 17     Freiburg: 11816