RPC VII.2, 2986

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2986
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Pupienus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Pupienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΚΛωΔ ΠΟΥΠΙΗΝΟΝ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορα) Καίσ(αρα) Μ(ᾶρκον) Κλώδ(ιον) Πουπιηνὸν Σεβ(αστὸν) π(ατέρα) π(ατρίδος)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Claudius Pupienus Augustus father of the fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλ(εως) 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 Pupienus, laureate, in military dress, standing left, holding Nike on globe and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 21.18 g
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1869,0701.16 BMC 249
2 2     ✸ P: 1384 SNG 1638
3 3     CNG EA 310, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 313
4 4     Hirsch 147, 25 Sept. 1985, lot 346