RPC VII.2, 2983

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2983
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Pupienus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Pupienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕϹ Μ ΛΟΔ (sic) ΠΟΥΠΗΝΙΟϹ (sic) ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) <Κ>λ{ό}<ώ>δ(ιος) Πουπ<ι>ην{ι}ὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Clodius Pupienus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) βʹ γʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, twice (neocorate), (of the) three (eparchies)
Reverse design Pupienus, laureate, riding on galloping horse right, with right hand spearing lion running left, head right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 29.83 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1385 SNG 1632
2 2     CNG EA 237, 21 July 2010, lot 146