RPC VI, 6888 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6888 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Irenopolis
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Issue ƐΤ ƐΠΡ = 185
Dating 235/236
Obverse inscription Κ Γ Ι ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ
Edition Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ἰ(ούλιος) Οὐῆρος Μάξιμος
Translation Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximus
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΙΡΗΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΕΤ ΕΠΡ
Edition Εἰρηνοπολιτῶν ἔτ(ους) επρʹ
Translation of the Irenopolitans, of year 185
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding palm branch and wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.38 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Karbach, Eirenopolis 133
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Lindgren I, 1505 (under Flaviopolis)
2 2     Karbach, Eirenopolis 133.2 = Levante S1 389
3 3     NY: 1956.132.16 Karbach, Eirenopolis 133.1
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 573, 23 Oct. 2024, lot 411