RPC VII.2, 3007

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3007
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΕϹ ΚΕΛ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Caelius Balbinus Augustus pater patriae
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 241
2 2     P: 1383 SNG 1626 = Wa 4666
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.54600
4 4     V: GR 19253
5 5     Cahn 60, 2 July 1928, lot 1686
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CNG EA 245, 1 Dec. 2010, lot 278
8 8     Tahberer 1557