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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.12829
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Bust of Tranquillina, draped and diademed, right.
(obverse)
Bust of Tyche, draped, veiled and wearing turreted crown, right; above, centaur Sagittarius, right.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Tranquillina
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
241-244
Production place
Minted in:
Singara
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Die-axis:
12 o'clock
Diameter:
25 millimetres
Weight:
10.72 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Arabia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene)
(15, p.136)
SNG Copenhagen / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols)
(258)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
allegory/personification
centaur
zodiac
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Tranquillina
Representation of:
Tyche/Fortuna
Representation of:
Sagittarius
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mary Rich
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Claudius James Rich
Acquisition date
1825
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
R.12829
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
CMC
(Cracherode ticket possibly with wrong coin)
Miscellaneous number:
RI.
(Rich Collection)
C&M catalogue number
GC28 (BMC Greek (Arabia))
(136)
(15)