RPC IX, 1388

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1388
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΕ Γ ΜΕϹ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κέ(σαρ) Γ(άϊος) Μέσ(σιος) Κύ(ϊντος) Δεκί(ος) Τραϊανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ
Edition Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης)
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful
Reverse design wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.57 g
Axis 6
Reference SNG France 1773
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 1389/1–6.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1490 Wa 4682 = SNG 1773
2 2     Adana Cox 212, pl. X, rev.
3 3     ✸ SNG Levante Supp. 291 = CNG EA 121, 24 Aug. 2005, lot 150