RPC II, 1728

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1728
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΥΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕ ΓΕΡ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Θεοῦ υἱὸς Δομιτιανὸς Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικός Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Θε(οῦ) υἱ(ὸς) Δομιτιανὸς Σε(βαστὸς) Γερ(μανικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Son of a God Domitian Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, ΤΑΡ (in r. field)
Edition μητροπόλεως Ταρσέων μητροπόλεως Ταρ(σέων)
Translation of the metropolis of the Tarsans
Reverse design Tyche seated, right, holding palm branch; beneath, river god
Metal silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 13.94 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Ziegler 653
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die. 2, 6: same obv. die. 4–5: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18310834, 1906 Löbbecke
2 2     NY: 1944.100.54528
3 3     Ziegler 653 (ex Müller 55, 1987, lot 154)
4 4     Auctiones Basel 24, 1994, lot 323 (ex Superior Galleries, Dec. 1992, lot 2400; Auctiones Basel 23, 1993, lot 367)
5 5     Empire Coins 7, 1987, lot 356
6 6     Tarsus (?) hoard
7 7     Tarsus (?) hoard
8 8     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Künker 124, 16 Mar. 2007, lot 8991)