RPC VII.2, 3359

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3359
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΑΝΗ
Edition Σαβινία Τρανκυλλιανή
Translation Sabinia Tranquillina
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, ΕΝΤΙ, ΕΤ Δ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισ(αρείας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔντι(χιον) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, twice neocorate, walled, of year 4
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus set on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.45 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Ganschow 912b; Bland —
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Henseler 1427 = Künker eLive 19, 26 June 2013, lot 506
2 2     Münzzentrum 121, 2004, lot 532
3 3     ✸ T. Mullally coll.
4 4     B. Michaux coll. = Bucephalus 15, 10 Feb. 2023, lot 969