RPC VII.2, 3096

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3096
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
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear, holding shield (decorated with gorgoneion) and spear pointing forward
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Reverse design Perseus standing left, holding Medusa head, harpa and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 264
2 2     ✸ L: 1925,1001.31 Tarsus hoard 110
3 3     P: 1539.32 SNG 1716
4 4     P: 1411 SNG 1717
5 5     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1416 = Nollé, Götter p. 89, no. 94
6 6     Ayvagediği hoard 70
7 7     CNG EA 310, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 320
8 8     Tahberer 1571
9 9     Ziegler 755 = Karbach coll.