RPC VI, 7122 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7122 (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 radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως 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 Athena standing facing, head left, driving quadriga, holding shield and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 23.27 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Levante 1094
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG 291, Nov. 2012, 224
2 2     Levante 1094
3 3     CGT coll. = Ares Web Auction 6, 19 Jan. 2020, lot 327
4 4     B. Manfred coll.
5 5     ✸ Nomos obolos 13, 2 July 2019, lot 577