RPC VII.2, 2859

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2859
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue Year ΡΟΗ = 178
Dating AD 241/2
Obverse inscription ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ
Edition Σαβινία Τρανκυλ<λ>ῖνα Σεβ(αστή)
Translation Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙ ΠΟΝΤ ΜΗΤΡ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹ, ΕΤ ΡΟΗ
Edition Κοι(νὸν) Πόντ(ου) μητρ(οπόλεως) Νεοκαισ(αρίας) ἔτ(ους) ροηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of metropolis Neocaesarea, of year 178
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of seated deity (Mên Pharnakou?) holding spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.99 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Rec —; Çizmeli 370
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same rev. die as 2841/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1970.142.251 Çizmeli pl. XXIX, 370
2 2     Istanbul: 1275/2-1984 Çizmeli, Anatolia Antiqua p. 105, no. 28