RPC VII.2, 3001

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3001
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
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 ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως 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 Athena standing left, holding owl, spear and shield resting on ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 21.32 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG 53, 15 Mar. 2000, lot 1152 = Lindgren I, A1629A
2 2     ✸ Künker 153, 14 Mar. 2009, lot 8881