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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4705185, member: 75937"]One of the best things about numismatics in the modern era is the ability to assemble large databases beyond a single author compiling the literature and taking an inventory of museum specimens. One such database is <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow">Roman Provincial Coins</a>, a project of Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>While RPC online lists tens of thousands of coins, the database is by no means complete. When I find a coin that's unlisted there or represented by a poorly-preserved example, I submit it for inclusion. That's what I did with this coin, which was not listed by RPC. When I first acquired it, I found it very hard to attribute and <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-provincial-help-needed.339210/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-provincial-help-needed.339210/">had to ask for help</a>. Fortunately, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-provincial-help-needed.339210/#post-3529186" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-provincial-help-needed.339210/#post-3529186">came to the rescue</a> with his copy of Varbanov (who cites Karayotov), because there were no other examples anywhere online.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-homonoia-jpg.937721/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 28.6 mm, 11.36 g, 7 h.</p><p>Thrace, Mesembria, AD 241-244.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-ΤΡΑΝΚVΛ|ΛΙΝΑ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, confronted.</p><p>Rev: ΜΕCΑΜΒΡ-Ι-ΑΝΩΝ, Demeter standing left, wearing stephane, holding phiale and long torch.</p><p>Refs: RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421" rel="nofollow">48421</a>); Varbanov 4190, citing Karayatov 87; Corpus Nummorum <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/425" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/425" rel="nofollow">425</a> (citing Varbanov); SNG Copenhagen --; BMC --; Moushmov --; Lindgren --; Mionnet suppl 2 --; Sear --; Wiczay --.</p><p><br /></p><p>I submitted it to RPC last night and when I woke up, I received the following e-mail from Jerome Mairat:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Dear RC,</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks for your recent feedback on RPC: it was very useful. It confirms the existence of the following type: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421</a></p><p>And your coin is used as the plate coin for this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Jerome</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The brand-new listing in RPC also includes the plate coin from the Shumen Museum in Bulgaria illustrated in Karayotov (no. 87, p. 408, pl. 136, pic. 87). It is, unsurprisingly, a double-die match to my coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also did the same thing for this previously unpublished coin. It took some help from fellow CT members and a bunch of online research in order to <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-attribute-an-unpublished-coin-a-13-step-program.361185/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-attribute-an-unpublished-coin-a-13-step-program.361185/">properly attribute it</a>. I subsequently submitted my findings to <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11815" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11815" rel="nofollow">RPC and it's now listed</a> too.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-apamea-jpg.1126774/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina II, AD 147-175.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 5.84 g, 22.0 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Bithynia-Pontus, Apamea.</p><p>Obv: FAUST[INAC AUG], draped bust of Faustina II, right.</p><p>Rev: UЄNU[S ... C]ICA dd, Venus seated right, head left, on dolphin swimming left, resting right arm on dolphin, uncertain object in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RPC IV, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11815" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11815" rel="nofollow">11815 (temporary)</a>; Waddington <i>RG</i> --; BMC --; Sear --; Mionnet Suppl 5 --; Lindgren --; Wiczay --.</p><p>Notes: The exemplar of RPC IV 11815. Obverse die match to RPC IV.1 4729.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I would encourage you to do the same.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Post any coins you have submitted to an online database, such as RPC, Wildwinds, Corpus Nummorum, etc., and anything you feel is relevant, of course! </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4705185, member: 75937"]One of the best things about numismatics in the modern era is the ability to assemble large databases beyond a single author compiling the literature and taking an inventory of museum specimens. One such database is [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/']Roman Provincial Coins[/URL], a project of Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum. While RPC online lists tens of thousands of coins, the database is by no means complete. When I find a coin that's unlisted there or represented by a poorly-preserved example, I submit it for inclusion. That's what I did with this coin, which was not listed by RPC. When I first acquired it, I found it very hard to attribute and [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-provincial-help-needed.339210/']had to ask for help[/URL]. Fortunately, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-provincial-help-needed.339210/#post-3529186']came to the rescue[/URL] with his copy of Varbanov (who cites Karayotov), because there were no other examples anywhere online. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-mesembria-homonoia-jpg.937721/[/IMG] 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: RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421']48421[/URL]); Varbanov 4190, citing Karayatov 87; Corpus Nummorum [URL='https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/425']425[/URL] (citing Varbanov); SNG Copenhagen --; BMC --; Moushmov --; Lindgren --; Mionnet suppl 2 --; Sear --; Wiczay --. I submitted it to RPC last night and when I woke up, I received the following e-mail from Jerome Mairat: [INDENT]Dear RC, Many thanks for your recent feedback on RPC: it was very useful. It confirms the existence of the following type: [URL]https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/48421[/URL] And your coin is used as the plate coin for this type. Best regards, Jerome[/INDENT] The brand-new listing in RPC also includes the plate coin from the Shumen Museum in Bulgaria illustrated in Karayotov (no. 87, p. 408, pl. 136, pic. 87). It is, unsurprisingly, a double-die match to my coin. I also did the same thing for this previously unpublished coin. It took some help from fellow CT members and a bunch of online research in order to [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-attribute-an-unpublished-coin-a-13-step-program.361185/']properly attribute it[/URL]. I subsequently submitted my findings to [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11815']RPC and it's now listed[/URL] too. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-apamea-jpg.1126774/[/IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ 5.84 g, 22.0 mm, 7 h. Bithynia-Pontus, Apamea. Obv: FAUST[INAC AUG], draped bust of Faustina II, right. Rev: UЄNU[S ... C]ICA dd, Venus seated right, head left, on dolphin swimming left, resting right arm on dolphin, uncertain object in left hand. Refs: RPC IV, [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/11815']11815 (temporary)[/URL]; Waddington [I]RG[/I] --; BMC --; Sear --; Mionnet Suppl 5 --; Lindgren --; Wiczay --. Notes: The exemplar of RPC IV 11815. Obverse die match to RPC IV.1 4729. So, I would encourage you to do the same. [I]Post any coins you have submitted to an online database, such as RPC, Wildwinds, Corpus Nummorum, etc., and anything you feel is relevant, of course! [/I][/QUOTE]
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