RPC VII.2, 2987

 

Image of specimen #4

 

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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Clodius Pupienus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Reverse design Pupienus, laureate, in military dress, standing left, holding Nike on globe and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)

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