RPC VI, 7117 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7117 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ἰού(λιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μαξιμεῖνος Σε(βαστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπό(λεως) αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ βʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of the) three (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Reverse design temple with four columns with arched roof, enclosing Aphrodite standing nude, facing, holding drapery over vase
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 27.50 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference SNG France 1600
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1365 SNG 1600
2 2     B: 439/1924
3 3     Rome: 80473 Calomino MNR 650
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 18, 27 June 2015, lot 689