RPC VII.2, 3401

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3401
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue Year Ζ = 7, reduced standard
Dating AD 244
Obverse inscription ϹΑΒΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ
Edition Σαβινία Τρανκύλλινα
Translation Sabinia Tranquillina
Obverse design draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΑΙ Β ΝΕ, ΕΤ Ζ
Edition μητρ(οπόλεως) Και(σαρίας) βʹ νε(ωκόρου) ἔτ(ους) ζʹ
Translation of metropolis Caesarea, second neocorate, of year 7
Reverse design six ears of corn tied together
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.31 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Ganschow 921a; Bland 1996, 197; S 621 corr.
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C MClean 9235 = Bland 1996, 197.1
2 2     Cop SNG 313 = Bland 1996, 197.2
3 3     Mu: 121 Bland 1996, 197.4
4 4     O: Christ Church 1759 Bland 1996, 197.3
5 5     B. Michaux coll.
6 6     Henseler 1434
7 7     M&M GmbH 35, 17 Nov. 2011, lot 174
8 8     ✸ Peus 400, 22 Apr. 2010, lot 555
9 9     Yothr coll.