RPC VI, 7141 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7141 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Maximinus
Person (obv.) Maximus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ
Edition Γ(άϊος) Ἰού(λιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Μάξιμος Καῖσ(αρ)
Translation Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ (ΤΗϹ) ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ(ω)(Ϲ) 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 Nike advancing, left, holding palm branch and wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 15.74 g
Axis 6
Reference SNG France 1616, Levante 1109
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1922,1203.1
2 2     P: 1539.26 SNG 1616
3 3     V: GR 28598
4 4     Levante 1109
5 5     Zeus Auction 19, 8 Aug. 2021, lot 327
6 6     ✸ Berk Buy or Bid Sale 216, 27 July 2021, lot 506
7 7     Chaponnière & Firmenich 13, 16 May 2021, lot 440
8 8     CNG EA 433, 28 Nov. 2018, lot 215