RPC VII.2, 3009

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3009
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 ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Reverse design Selene-Hecate, crowned with crescent, wearing chiton inflated by wind, standing in galloping biga drawn by hump-backed bulls, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1925,1001.18 Tarsus hoard 76
2 2     Winterthur: G 4718 GrMW III, 402