RPC VI, 30101 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30101 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Julia Maesa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝ ΜΑΙϹΑΝ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝ
Edition Ἰουλίαν Μαῖσαν Σεβαστήν Ἰουλίαν Μαῖσαν Σεβαστήν
Translation for Julia Maesa Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Maesa, right
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ τῆς μητροπόλεως αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης γʹ βʹ Ταρσοῦ τῆς μητροπόλεω(ς) αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ βʹ
Translation of Tarsus, the metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, of the 3 eparchies, twice neocorate
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rocks, left, holding ears of corn; at her feet, river god swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.16 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ Biga Numismatics EA 17, 19 Mar. 2023, lot 241