Tomis, Tranquillina, bronze (CN type 21847)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
238-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Tranquillina dated 238-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21847. Obverse: Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped. Reverse: Serapis standing left, raising right arm, holding sceptre in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.5–27.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 13.32 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Tranquillina
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, wearing paludamentum, and of Tranquillina, diademed and draped.
- Reverse type
- Serapis standing left, raising right arm, holding sceptre in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΙΝΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21847
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21847
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1709
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3514
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 1709
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution