cn type 5078

Mint

Anchialos 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐

Date

238-244 AD
Roman Imperial Period  🔍

Obverse

Legend

ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑVΓ ϹΑΒ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛΙΝΑ

Design

Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped.
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Reverse

Legend

ΟVΛΠΙΑ*ΝWΝ* - ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕ*WΝ*

Design

Diadened Demeter standing right, holding long torch and ears of corn.
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Persons

Sitter

Tranquillina 🔍 ❐

Sitter

Gordian III. 🔍 ❐

Metrology

Denomination

5 unit 🔍 ❐

Material

bronze  🔍 ❐

Diameter

Max: 28.2 mm / Min: 25 mm

Average Weight

12.49 g (7x)

Axes

5 (1x) 7 (4x)

Public Commentary

RPC VII.2, 1147.

Citation

Tachev, Monetosecheneto na Anchialos (Coinage of Anchialos), Sofia 2018 p. 668-672, nr. 119-142, pl. 149-151  ❐

Mairat and Spoerri Butcher, RPC VII 2: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244): all provinces except Asia. print and online, London 2022 nr. 1147  ❐

Mairat and Spoerri Butcher, RPC VII 2: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244): all provinces except Asia. print and online, London 2022 nr. 1148  ❐

Mairat and Spoerri Butcher, RPC VII 2: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244): all provinces except Asia. print and online, London 2022 nr. 1149  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/1147  ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/1148  ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/1149  ❐

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cn type 5078, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/5078 [Last downloaded: 2025/01/23]

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