RPC VI, 7142 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7142 (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 ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕω Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ τῆς μητροπόλεω(ς) 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 Athena advancing, left, holding Nike and spear with shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 15.85 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC 236, Levante 1107–8
Specimens 9 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 236
2 2     CNG 115, May 2005, 271
3 3     CNG 127, Nov. 2005, 213 (ex Berk 106, Jan. 1999, 771)
4 4     CNG EA 553, 3 Jan. 2024, lot 326 = CNG 263, Aug. 2011, 243
5 5     Levante 1107
6 6     ✸ Levante 1108 = CNG 66, May 2004, 1200
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Leu WA 19, 19 Feb. 2022, lot 2301
9 9     N&N London EA 17, 28 May 2023, lot 445