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Deultum, Tranquillina, 4 unit (CN type 199)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

241-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Deultum in Thrace under Tranquillina dated 241-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 199. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right. Reverse: Perseus and Andromeda; Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Gorgo, releasing Andromeda from her chains and stepping on Cetus turned to stone.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
22–24 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.7 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Deultum
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Tranquillina

Design

Obverse type
Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right.
Reverse type
Perseus and Andromeda; Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Gorgo, releasing Andromeda from her chains and stepping on Cetus turned to stone.
Obverse legend
SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG
Reverse legend
COL FL PAC DEVLT

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/199
Type corpus identifier
CN type 199

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