RPC IX, 1414

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1414
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΟΥΕΙΒ ΑΦΙ ΓΑΛΟΝ ϹΕΒ (sic)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Γ(άϊον) Οὐείβι(ον) Ἀφί(νιον) Γάλ<λ>ον Σεβ(αστόν)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Gaius Vibius Afinius Gallus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, 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 Dionysus standing left, head right, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.80 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 316
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 4: same obv. die as 1347/1–21, 1356/2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–14, 17, 20–2, 24–30, 1360/1–18, 1362/1. 1–4: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1888,0516.8 BMC 316
2 2     P: 1965/1071 SNG 1787
3 3     Düsseldorf: Ls0090.04.37 Ziegler 819
4 4     CGT coll. = CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 299
5 5     CGT coll. = Savoca London Auction 5, 15 Mar. 2020, lot 338