RPC VII.2, 2858

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2858
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 ΚΟΙΝ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ, ΑΚΤΙΑ
Edition κοιν(ὸν) Πόντ(ου) μη(τροπόλεως) Νεοκαισαρί(ας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ Ἄκτια
Translation koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, year 178, Actian (games)
Reverse design prize table holding two agonistic crowns each with palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.69 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 368
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ankara: 82-32/8-95 Arslan, Arkeoloji Dergisi 1997, no. 143 = Çizmeli pl. XXIX, 368
2 2     ✸ Falkensee coll. = Savoca Live Online 10, 16 Oct. 2016, lot 396
3 3     Hirsch 195, 1997, lot 877
4 4     NBS Auctions EA 16, 26 Feb. 2023, lot 239