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Perinthos, Tranquillina, Double unit (CN type 3343)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

241-244 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Double unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Tranquillina dated 241-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3343. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding patera and spear; in front of her, shield.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Double unit
Recorded diameter
22–25 mm (from 9 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.59 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Tranquillina

Design

Obverse type
Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right.
Reverse type
Athena standing left, holding patera and spear; in front of her, shield.
Obverse legend
ϹΑΒΕΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛΕΙΝΑ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ(Ω,ΩΝ)

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Recorded findspots
Izmit
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3343
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3343

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