RPC VII.2, 1691

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1691
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus) ; Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ ϹΕ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος) Σε(βαστὸς) Τρανκυλλεῖνα
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus (Augustus) Tranquillina
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Tranquillina, diademed and draped, left
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ<
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design griffin seated right, right paw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.03 g
Axis 1, 6, 7
Reference AMNG 3553
Specimens 11 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu SNG 508 = AMNG 3553/1
2 2     BBAW: 100 Naville Numismatics 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 209
3 3     Auctiones AG 29, 12 June 2003, lot 210
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CNG EA 350, 6 May 2015, lot 321
7 7     CNG EA 378, 13 July 2016, lot 291
8 8     Naumann 65, 6 May 2018, lot 282
9 9     Naumann 92, 2 Aug. 2020, lot 441
10 10     Solidus EA 6, 19 July 2015, lot 174
11 11     ✸ Solidus Premium 35, 28 Oct. 2018, lot 52