RPC VII.2, 2999

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2999
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Δ ΚΑΙΛ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟΝ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Decimus 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 Β Γ
Reverse design Athena seated on shield, left, holding Nike (standing right, holding wreath and palm) and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1381 SNG 1628
2 2     ✸ Bertolami Fine Arts 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 286
3 3     Peus 378, 28 Apr. 2004, lot 1119