RPC VI, 30558 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30558 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Elagabalus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition 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 Julia Paula, standing right in long chiton clasping hands with Elagabalus, standing left in toga
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 12.20 g
Axis 1
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The type is most common for Paula, and so presumably celebrates her marriage to Elagabalus, although it is known also for Elagabalus and Maesa.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ priv Coll H.I., ex Aquila Numismatics 8, 14 Jan. 2023, lot 330 (Caracalla)