RPC VII.2, 3005

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3005
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕϹ ΚΑΙΛ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Caelius Balbinus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Genius Senatus (or the emperor?), laureate and togate, standing facing, head left, holding branch and short sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1975,1005.3
2 2     CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1165 = SNG Levante 1111
3 3     CNG MBS 72, 14 June 2006, lot 1205
4 4     Hirsch 258, 25 Sept. 2008, lot 2645
5 5     ✸ Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 32, 7 June 2015, lot 348
6 6     Peus 420, 1 Nov. 2017, lot 422 = Bertolami Fine Arts EA 9, 2013, lot 210