RPC VII.1, 594.1

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 594.1
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΦΟΥΡΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΙΛΛΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Φουρία Τρανκυλλίνα Σεβ(αστή)
Translation Furia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Edition Σαμίων
Translation of the Samians
Reverse design female deity (Artemis?) standing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.66 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Specimens 14 (7 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–7: same pair of dies. 8–11: same pair of dies. 1: same obv. die as 597/1–12. 2–11: same obv. die as 595/1–2, 596/1–16, 597/13–16. 1: same rev. die as 584/1–2. 2–7: same rev. die as 584/3–6. 8–11: same rev. die as 584/7–11.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 18137
2 2     ✸ V: GR 18136
3 3     O: Milne
4 4     Milan: 12254
5 5     O: Sykes
6 6     Tübingen SNG 3297
7 7     Cahn Nov. 1930, lot 1890
8 8     Mu
9 9     G Hunter 37 = SNG 1804
10 10     NY: 1944.100.47579
11 11     Brussels: II 52423
12 12     Turin Fabretti 4183
13 13     CGT coll.
14 14     B. Michaux coll. = Savoca auction 202, 23 March 2024, lot 243