RPC VII.2, 1823

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 1823
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Istrus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus) ; Tranquillina (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΙΝΑ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σαβ(ινιανὴ) Τρανκυλίνα
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus, Sabinia Tranquillina
Obverse design confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Tranquillina, draped, left
Reverse inscription ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε
Edition Ἰστριηνῶν εʹ
Translation of the Istrians, 5
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.79 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference AMNG 528
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: 232-2004
3 3     O
5 5     Sofia: 5818 NAIM 481
6 6     CGT coll.
8 8     Creusy 1, 1 Dec. 2012, lot 674