RPC VII.2, 2854

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2854
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue Year ΡΟΗ = 178
Dating AD 241/2
Obverse inscription ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Σαβ(ινία) Τρανκυλ<λ>ίνα Σεβ(αστή)
Translation Sabina Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right, wearing necklace
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΑΚΤΙΑ
Edition κοι(νὸν) Πόν(του) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ Ἄκτια
Translation koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, year 178, Actian (games)
Reverse design altar, inscribed, holding agonistic crown containing two palms
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.71 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 362–3 corr.
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 3–4: same rev. die.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ankara: 65-8/7-94 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 142 = Çizmeli pl. XXVIII, 362
2 2     ✸ Leu EA 3, 25 Feb. 2018, lot 516
3 3     Müller 58, 1988, lot 144 = Çizmeli pl. XXVIII, 363
4 4     Peus 336, 1993, lot 715