Tranquillina

I would have wished that this rare Empress was alone on obverse of the following bronze coin. But she's facing her husband Gordian III, that would decrease the grade of rarity. Nevertheless she's here. The coin weighs 22.03 g. I managed to shoot the coin with my iPhone this evening immediately after acquiring it. Might shoot better photos tomorrow at day light. The reverse shows Tyche seated with river god at her feet, and a ram ? leaping over her head. Please post your comments. Thank you.

 

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They are available with Tranquillina alone...not uncommon, in the provincial area:
Tranquillina. Augusta, 241-244 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Æ Triassarion (25mm, 9.46 gm, 12h). Obv: Diademed and draped bust right. Rev: Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; at side, hound running right; Γ (mark of value) to left. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.39.13.1 corr. (obv. legend); Varbanov 2065; Moushmov 842.

 

Nice. I have a couple dozen of these dual-portrait coins of Gordian III and Tranquillina. Here is my most recent one:


Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.
Roman provincial Æ 28.6 mm, 11.36 g, 7 h.
Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241-244.
Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ|ΛΙΝΑ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, confronted.
Rev: ΜΕCΑΜΒΡ-Ι-ΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing left, wearing stephane, holding phiale and long torch.
Refs: Varbanov 4190, citing Karajatov 83.

 

Nice to have her ticked off! I have two, one in Greek, from Hadrianopolis



And one in Latin from Deultum in Thrace (I call this my Poor Man's Latin Tranquillina)


I paid about $80 for the first one. As luck would have it, Savoca just released a whole mess of them via their various Blue auctions, so the price took a nosedive.

 

Certainly a nice coin, congrats Calbrey.

 

Thanks for all your comments. I see that the OP coin was probably struck at Marcianopolis of Moesia Inferior. I don't think it has a denomination like that of @pete B.

 

Congrats on the new addition


Tranquillina, (241 - 244 A.D.)
Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CEB, diademed and draped bust right.
R: Homonoia standing left, raising arm and holding double cornuacopiae; in left field, L E. year 5 (241/2 A.D.)
12.5g
24mm
Milne 3420 Emmett 3449

 

Your coin reminds me of my AE29 (24.1g) from Singara, Mesopotamia. I have seen several of these but few have been high grade so the $16.61 I paid in 1993 may be about right.

 

My favorite Tranquillina gained that position by what I consider an interesting 'error'. Deultum was a colony and, as such, entitled to issue coins with Latin legends. The reverse shows Orpheus or Apollo depending on who you ask but I was attracted to the coin by the obverse legend SAB TRANQVILLINA SEB. I have seen three other coins from this obverse die but other dies of the issue (various reverses) all have obverse ending in AVG rather than SEB. The Greek for Augusta is CEBACTA but the die cutter Latinized the Greek word by use of the Latin S. The other dies IMHO correctly translated the title to AVG rather than just transliterating it. I wonder if this was the only die with SEB.

 

I like the style on the reverse! Here's a year 5 from Alexandria, like Mat's... the first year for her, I believe.

 

Here's a Tranquillina from Singara, Mesopotamia (the mint Doug has an example of). Mine's different though but it does have the leaping centaur (Sagittarius) a symbol of the legion I Parthica, which was based there starting in the reign of Septimius Severus.

Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, AE 26 of Singara, 10.7 grams, 12h

MESOPOTAMIA, Singara

Obverse: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right

Reverse: AVP CEP KOA CINT APA; veiled bust of Tyche right; centaur Sagittarius leaping right and discharging bow above.

Reference: BMC Arabia p. 136, 14; SNG Copenhagen 258

 

This one is from Edessa, in Macedonia:

Provincial Bronze (AE24)
Obv: CABINIA TPANKVΛΛEINA
Rev: EΔE-C-CΩN - Woman placing wreath on head of Roma, seated left
Moushmov 6276
24mm, 4.8g.

I really like the facing portrait coins, though, and I would be very happy to own the OP. Nice coin.

 

Here's a fun one with Tranquillina. I just really like the green green patina.


THRACE. Anchialus.
Gordian III with Tranquillina (238-244). Ae.
Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CAB / TPANKVΛΛINA. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing one another.
Rev: OVΛΠIANωN AΓXIAΛEωN. Eagle, with head right, wreath in beak and wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt.
Moushmov 2954
Varbanov 759-60 var. (obv. legend).

 

It looks like your coin is a double die match for your coin ;>)

 

Nice job @7Calbrey ...

My Tranquillina

RI Prv Thrace Deultum Tranquillina 241-244 CE Æ 22mm 6.6 g Hermes purse caduceus SNG Bulgaria 1504-8

It may be a die match with one of @Roman Collector 's.

 

Bronze AE 26, S 3867, BMC 14, Singara mint 241 - 244 A.D.; obverse CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CEB, diademed and draped bust right; reverse CVP CEΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right, centaur Sagittarius above, discharging bow; rare