RPC IX, 1386

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1386
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΟΥΑΛΕΝ ΟϹΤΙΛΙ ΚΥΙΝΤΟΝ
Edition Γ(άιον) Οὐαλέν(τα) Ὁστιλι(ανὸν) Κύϊντον
Translation for Gaius Valens Hostilianus Quintus
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, 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 Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield at right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.27 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 1387/1–5.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Tahberer 1678
2 2     CGT coll.