RPC VII.2, 2857

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2857
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 ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design prize table holding agonistic crown with two palms; beneath, amphora; on either side, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.06 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 366–7
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1971,1201.2 Çizmeli pl. XXVIII, 366
2 2     Ankara: Et. 3 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 144 = Çizmeli pl. XXIX, 367
3 3     ✸ Agora 73, 27 Mar. 2018, lot 129 = Agora 69, 26 Sept. 2017, lot 95
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Rönesans Salzgitter 5, 13 Oct. 2023, lot 698