RPC IX, 1340

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1340
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Pompeiopolis
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΕ Γ ΟΥΙΒΙ ΤΡΕΒΩ ΓΑΛΛΟΝ ΕΥ ΕΥ, Π Π
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Κα(ίσαρα) Γ(άϊον) Οὐιβί(ουν) Τρέβω(να) Γάλλον Εὐ(σεβῆ) Εὐ(τυχῆ) Π(ατέρα) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus Pious Fortunate Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Ā Ϛ
Edition Πομπηιοπολιτῶν Ā ϛʹ
Translation of the Pompeiopolitans, Ā 6
Reverse design Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.92 g
Axis 1
Reference Levante 897
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 1338/1–7, 1339/1–7, 1391/1 (Tarsus), 1395/1 (Tarsus), 1397/1–3 (Tarsus), 1398/1–5 (Tarsus), 1401/1 (Tarsus), 1402A/1 (Tarsus), 1411/1–7 (Tarsus).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     SNG Levante 897 = CNG EA 134, 1 Mar. 2006, lot 260
2 2     ✸ M&M GmbH 19, 16 May 2006, lot 189 (Righetti) = Weber 7610