RPC VII.2, 2994

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2994
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Pupienus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕϹ Μ ΛΟΔ (sic) ΠΟΠΛΗΝΙΟϹ (sic) ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) <Κ>λ{ό}<ώ>δ(ιος) Ποπληνίος Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατήρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Clodius 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 Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλε(ως) α μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γ β
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of the) three (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 27.11 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1925,1001.23 Tarsus hoard 81
2 2     ✸ Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 7, 20 May 2013, lot 747 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 5, 14 May 2012, lot 667