RPC VII.2, 3086

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3086
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 rear
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 lion attacking bull, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 22.98 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 16 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.17503
2 2     P: Delepierre 6530 SNG 1664
3 3     P: 1442 SNG 1679
4 4     P: 1443 SNG 1697
5 5     B: 18274244, Löbb.
6 6     ✸ NY: 1924.999.183
7 7     C. Rhodes coll.
8 8     CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 1011
9 9     CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 287 = Ziegler 757 = Karbach coll.
10 10     Gorny & Mosch 156, 5 Mar. 2007, lot 1816
11 11     Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2464 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 356
12 12     Stack's, 11 Jan. 2010, lot 295 = J. Schulman List 222, Spring 1982, lot 158
13 13     Tahberer 1600
14 14     Tahberer 1601
15 15     Ziegler 758 = Reuss coll.
16 16     Ziegler 759 = Karbach coll.