RPC VII.2, 2987

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2987
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Pupienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΚΛ ΠΟΥΠΙΗΝΟΝ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορα) Καίσ(αρα) Μ(ᾶρκον) Κλ(ώδιον) Πουπιηνὸν Σεβ(αστὸν) π(ατέρα) π(ατρίδος)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Claudius Pupienus Augustus father of the fatherland
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλε(ως) 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, in military dress, standing left, holding Nike on globe and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 24.40 g
Axis 12
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll. = Ziegler 747 = Kaarster coll. = Müller 51, 14 Feb. 1986, lot 210
2 2     Kress 166, 6 July 1976, lot 1126
3 3     Künker 143, 6 Oct. 2008, lot 632
4 4     ✸ Lanz 117, 24 Nov. 2003, lot 1046 = Gorny & Mosch 107, 2 Apr. 2001, lot 324 = Giessener 67, 2 May 1994, lot 708
5 5     Lindgren III, A922aa
6 6     Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 472 (Vogl coll.)
7 7     Tahberer 1561
8 8     Ziegler 748
9 9     Art & Coins #8, 17 - 18 Oct. 2022, lot 228