RPC VII.1, 280

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 280
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Cyme
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΦΟΥΡ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ Ϲ
Nominative Furia Tranquillina Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right
Reverse inscription ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ
Reverse design Athena standing left, brandishing spear and holding aegis
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 15 (11 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 5–14: same pair of dies. 1–3, 5–14: same obv. die as 279/1–10, 294/1–10 (Myrina), 315.1/71–8 (Smyrna). 1–4: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu SNG 552
2 2     ✸ L: 1893,1005.21 BMC 148
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     ex Imhoof coll., rev. cast in Winterthur
5 5     Cop SNG 152
6 6     V: GR 16818
7 7     C McClean 7930
8 8     O
9 9     Wendt-Numismatica XIX, 1977, lot 561 (Hollschek III)
10 10     B: Löbb.
11 11     B: 803/1877
12 12     P: 237
13 13     L: 1841,B.2657 BMC 147
14 14     Malloy 10, 1977, lot 340
15 15     Arikantürk SNG 277