RPC VII.2, 3035

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3035
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue With Π Π
Dating AD 238 and after
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Antonius Gordianus Augustus, Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως α μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ βʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of the) three (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding spear and shield resting on ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 21.16 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1925,1001.28 Tarsus hoard 102
2 2     P: 1539.23 SNG 1655
3 3     Mu
4 4     O: Christ Church
5 5     Ayvagediği hoard 31
6 6     B. Michaux coll.
7 7     ✸ C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CGT coll. = VAuctions 309, 10 July 2014, lot 91
9 9     Münzzentrum 100, 8 Sept. 1999, lot 236
10 10     SNG Levante 1122
11 11     Tahberer 1582
12 12     Ziegler 767 (illustrated as 769)