RPC VII.2, 3036

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3036
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 Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) π(ατὴρ) π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus 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 αʹ 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 36 mm
Average weight 20.59 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1974.226.180
2 2     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1410
3 3     Aurea Numismatika EA 7, 22 May 2016, lot 6337
4 4     ✸ Mozelt FPL 39, 1987, lot 410 = Ziegler 766 = Karbach coll.
5 5     Münzzentrum Rheinland FPL 105, July 2009, lot 407
6 6     Rauch 68, 5 Nov. 2001, lot 639