RPC VII.2, 3135

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3135
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 ΚΕϹ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ)Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ(ΕΩϹ), Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) βʹ γʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, twice (neocorate), (of the) three (eparchies)
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 16.36 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop SNG 392
2 2     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 1392
3 3     CGT coll.