Germe, Tranquillina, bronze (CN type 3756)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 241-244 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Tranquillina dated ca. 241-244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3756. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right. Reverse: Dionysus standing l., holding rabbit and thyrsus; at his feet, panther.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28.5–30 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.7 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Germe
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Tranquillina
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right.
- Reverse type
- Dionysus standing l., holding rabbit and thyrsus; at his feet, panther.
- Obverse legend
- ΦΟVΡ ΤΡΑΝΚVΛΛΙΝΑ ϹΑΒ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΝΕΙΚ ΓΕΡΜΗ(Ν)
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3756
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3756
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 bibliographyp. 162, nr. 292-294, annot. 242 n. Chr.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 152.1
- external concordanceRPC VII.1, 152.1
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution