RPC VII.2, 1711

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1711
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus) ; Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ ϹΕ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Αὔγ(ουστος) Σε(βαστὸς) Τρανκυλλεῖνα
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus (Augustus) Tranquillina
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Tranquillina, diademed and draped, left
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ, Δ𐅵
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δ𐅵ʹ
Translation of the Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4.5
Reverse design coiled serpent, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.70 g
Axis 7
Reference AMNG 3555
Specimens 14 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 37440
2 2     Florence AMNG 3555/1 = cast in BBAW
3 3     C. Rhodes coll.
4 4     C. Rhodes coll.
5 5     Cast in BBAW
6 6     CNG EA 163, 25 Apr. 2007, lot 145
7 7     Lanz 117, 24 Nov. 2003, lot 1070 = Lanz 54, 12 Nov. 1990, lot 852
8 8     Müller 64, 9 Feb. 1990, lot 138
9 9     ✸ Rauch Summer 2012, 20 Sept. 2012, lot 1255 = Rauch Summer 2008, 15 Sept. 2008, lot 896
10 10     Savoca 11, 18 Dec. 2016, lot 417
11 11     Savoca 16, 25 June 2017, lot 331
12 12     Savoca 21 Blue, 22 June 2019, lot 649
13 13     Savoca 21 Blue, 22 June 2019, lot 650
14 14     Solidus Winter 38, 17 Feb. 2019, lot 226