RPC VI, 7128 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7128 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Ἰού(λιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μαξιμεῖνος Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ τῆς μητροπόλεως 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 turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 25.54 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Ziegler, Münzen 744, BMC 232, SNG France 1592
Specimens 11 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 232
2 2     ✸ P: 1081 SNG 1592
3 3     B: L1906
4 4     CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 923
5 5     Adana Cox 199
6 6     CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics Ltd May 2013 Auction, 21 May 2013, lot 960
7 7     Ziegler, Münzen 744
8 8     CGT coll. ex eBay ex Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 122, 13 Sept. 2014, lot 257
9 9     Kölner Münzkabinett E-3, 25 June 2017, lot 288
11 11     CGT coll.
12 12     Münzzentrum Rheinland 196, 21 - 23 Sept. 2022, lot 216