RPC IX, 1390

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1390
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Γ ΟΥΙΒΙΟΝ ΤΡΙΒΩ ΓΑΛΛΟΝ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design nude Apollo standing right, legs crossed, right hand on head, resting on tripod (entwined by serpent)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 311
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 1393/1, 1394/1–5, 1396/1–5, 8–10, 1399/1–8, 1400/1, 1402/1–16, 1403/1–7, 1404/1, 1405/1, 1407/1–13, 1408/1–6, 1409/1–3, 1410/1–12.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1869,0701.8 BMC 311
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.55065
3 3     CNG EA 284, 8 Aug. 2012, lot 170
4 4     MünzZentrum Rheinland 167, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 229
5 5     D. Lowe coll.