RPC III, 3288

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3288
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Antinous
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟϹ ΗΡΩϹ
Edition Ἀντίνοος ἥρως
Translation Antinous Hero
Obverse design head of Antinous, wreathed with ivy, left, and wearing hem-hem crown
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΟΥ, ΝΕΩ ΙΑΚΧΩ
Edition Ἁδρια(νῆς) Ταρσοῦ μητροπό(λεως) νεοκόρου Νέῳ Ἰάκχῳ
Translation of Hadrianic Tarsus, metropolis, neocorate, to New Iacchus
Reverse design temple with four columns; clipeus in pediment; garlands hang from outer capitals to centre of epistyle; lower part of outer intercolumniations barred with grille; in centre, amphora on circular basis
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 18.76 g
Axis 12
Reference Blum Tarsus 4
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 159, Blum pl. IV, 11 [rev.]
2 2     Triton VII, 14–15 Jan. 2004, lot 731 (ex Peus 366, Burstein coll., 25 Oct. 2000, lot 1001)
3 3     Ankara: 1761-1
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics XXVIII, 5 July 2023, lot 446 (ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung 76, 22 April 1996, lot 337; Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 534)