RPC VII.2, 1718

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1718
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 Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.37 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference AMNG 3551
Specimens 14 (2 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., the value mark was erased on the die but remains visible on most coins.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1898,1005.12 AMNG 3551/4
2 2     P: 1020
3 3     BBAW: 99 CNG EA 227, 10 Feb. 2010, lot 260
4 4     Budapest SNG 564
5 5     Winterthur: G 6531 Müller 39, 16 Sept. 1982, lot 355
6 6     B. Michaux coll.
7 7     Blançon FPL 12, 1992, lot 286
8 8     Cast in BBAW
9 9     Cast in BBAW
10 10     Cast in BBAW
11 11     Emporium Hamburg 70, 14 Nov. 2013, lot 286
12 12     Münzzentrum Rheinland 106, 38 Mar. 2001, lot 341
13 13     Savoca 23 Blue, 24 Aug. 2019, lot 599
14 14     VAuctions 297, 28 Feb. 2013, lot 66