RPC VII.2, 3093

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3093
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 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 Perseus standing right, holding harpa and statue of Apollo Lykeios (holding wolves), facing fisherman standing left, holding line with fish and basket
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 30.32 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 177, 28 Nov. 2007, lot 158 = CNG 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1206 = SNG Levante Supp. 288 = Kölner Münzkabinett 54, 11 Nov. 19991, lot 367 = Sternberg 10, 25 Nov. 1980, lot 514