Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4971
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004971
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Mesopotamia
Culture or time period:
Gordian Dynasty (238–244 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Gordian III (Emperor of Rome) and Tranquillina (Empress of Rome, Consort of Gordian III)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: AVRSETKOLSINGARA and Obverse legend: AVTOKKMANTGORDIANON SABTRANKVLLINASEB
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
238-244 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 22.11 grams and linear 30.3 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4971, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 22.11 grams, 30.3 mm. Obverse: AVTOKKMANTΓΟΡΔIANON CABTPANKVΛΛINACEB, busts of Gordian III wearing paludamentum, cuirass, and Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing. Reverse: AVPCEΠΚΟΑcΙΝΓAPA, City-goddess wearing turreted crown, seated l. on rock holding small branch; below, half-figure of river god swimming l.; above, centaur Sagittarius.

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