RPC VII.2, 2809

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2809
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue Year ϹΟΒ = 272
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ϹΑΒΕΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΙΝΑ ϹΑΙΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Σαβεινία Τρανκυλ<λ>ίνα Σαιβαστή
Translation Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΑΜ[ΙϹΟΥ] ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡ[ΑϹ, ΕΤΟΥϹ ϹΟΒ]
Edition Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτους σοβʹ
Translation of Amisus, free, of year 272
Reverse design Poseidon standing left on prow, holding trident, right foot on dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 29.66 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Rec 142 corr.
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same rev. die as 2800/3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 353 SNG 1614 = Rec 142, pl. X, 21, rev.
2 2     ✸ B: 18272745, Knobelsdorff