RPC VII.2, 3145

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3145
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Gordian III (Augustus) ; Tranquillina (Augusta)
Issue With Tranquillina
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώνιος Γορδιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(άτηρ) 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 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 Tranquillina, diademed and draped, standing right, clasping hands with Gordian III, laureate and togate, standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 22.58 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: Delepierre 6528 SNG 1674
2 2     Ziegler 784