RPC VII.2, 2805

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2805
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 Dionysus standing left, holding indistinct object (patera?) and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 26.13 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 142a corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same rev. die as 2796/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1212 SNG 1609 = Rec 142a, ex Grand Duc coll.
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Ritter Lagerliste 95, Oct. 2014, lot 520