RPC VII.1, 78

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 78
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Hadrianeia
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Magistrate Quintus Fanias Themison (archon)
Obverse inscription ΦΟΥΡ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛƐΙΝΑ
Nominative Furia Sabinia Tranquillina
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, r.
Reverse inscription ƐΠΙ Κ ΦΑΝ ΘƐΜΙϹΩΝΟϹ ΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝƐΩΝ
Reverse design Hygieia standing r., feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing l., holding serpent-staff
Metal Æ
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference von Fritze 489
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 77/1, 79/1.
Note Obv. legend erroneously read as ΦΟΡ in RPC VII.1
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: Leake von Fritze 489.2
2 2     Arolsen, cast in Berlin, Griechisches Münzwerk = Nomos obolos 9, 25 Mar. 2018, lot 401 = von Fritze 489.1
3 3     P: 646 SNG 1055 = von Fritze 489.3
4 4     ✸ V: GR 30806 von Fritze 489.4
5 5     NAC 100, 29 May 2017, lot 1213
6 6     L: 1986,0303.1
7 7     B. Michaux coll. = Damaris biweekly auction 1, 4 June 2022, lot 511