RPC VII.2, 2804

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2804
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue Year ϹΟΒ = 272
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΙΝΑ ϹΑΙΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Σαβινία Τρανκυλ<λ>ίνα Σ{αι}<ε>βαστή
Translation Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥϹ ϹΟΒ
Edition Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτους σοβʹ
Translation of Amisus, free, of year 272
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 24.44 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Rec 138
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 97 = Rec 138, pl. X, 18
2 2     P: 1214 SNG 1608
3 3     NY: 1976.24.3 Schulman NY, 6 June 1969 (Mabbott coll.), lot 1020
4 4     V: GR 31622
5 5     Sinop: 8-1-84 Casey 215
6 6     CGT coll. = Artemide Aste 39, 28 Apr. 2017, lot 292 = Gadoury, 1 Dec. 2012, lot 349 = iNumis MBS 14, 25 Mar. 2011, lot 445
7 7     Falghera 2219 (under Tarsus) = Münzzentrum 59, Oct. 1986, lot 1056 = Schulten, 1 Apr. 1987, lot 976
8 8     Künker eLive 32, 3 Dec. 2014, lot 97
9 9     Schulman June 1924, lot 198
10 10     SNG vA 85