RPC VII.2, 3003

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3003
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Δ ΚΑΙΛ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟΝ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design emperor, radiate, in military dress, riding on galloping horse right, with right hand spearing lion running right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 5, 6, 12
Specimens 13 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1961,0301.416
2 2     L: 1925,1001.20 Tarsus hoard 78
3 3     P: 1382 SNG 1630
4 4     B: 18274150, 1859/19804
5 5     G SNG 2328
6 6     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1385
7 7     Düsseldorf: 3539 Ziegler 746
8 8     Ayvagediği hoard 19
9 9     ✸ Bertolami Fine Arts 5, 14 May 2012, lot 670 = Gadoury, 1 Dec. 2012, lot 340 = CNG MBS 70, 21 Sept. 2005, lot 580 = SNG Levante Supp. 280
10 10     CNG EA 290, 7 Nov. 2012, lot 272
11 11     Missere 611
12 12     Private coll.
13 13     CGT coll. = NBS 9, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 279