RPC VII.2, 2995

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2995
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Pupienus (Augustus) ; Balbinus (Augustus) ; Gordian III (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕϹ ΚΕΛ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Κέλ(ιος) Βαλβεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Caelius Balbinus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλ(εως) α μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) β γ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, twice (neocorate), (of the) three (eparchies)
Reverse design confronted busts of Pupienus, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and of Balbinus, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, seen from front; between, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 27.17 g
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Note Although only Caesar, Gordian III is here depicted laureate.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1859,1219.52 BMC 243
2 2     L: 1979,0101.2644 SNG vA 6034
3 3     ✸ L: 1925,1001.21 Tarsus hoard 79
4 4     Bern SNG Righetti 1677
5 5     Kress 165, 1 Apr. 1965, lot 1132
6 6     Peus 410, 31 Oct. 2013, lot 738