RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 60597)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 60597)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Gallienus (Augustus)
Issue Third neocorate
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Π ΗΓ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ / Π - Π
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Π(όπλιος) Ἠγ(νάτιος) Γαλλιηνὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατήρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ / Α / Μ / Κ - Γ / Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ γʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of) 3 (eparchies), thrice (neocorate)
Reverse design Artemis standing right, holding bow in left and drawing arrow from quiver with right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 18.43 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 14 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L: 1874,0704.17 BMC 326
    A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz vi.1475
    Brisbane: 2618
    CGT coll.
    CNG EA 328, 11 June 2014, lot 362
    CNG EA 349, 22 Apr. 2015, lot 294
    CNG EA 90, 26 May 2004, lot 311 = SNG Levante 1195
    Kölner Münzkabinett EA 5, 17 Feb. 2019, lot 198
    Leu EA 13, 15 Aug. 2020, lot 936 ex CNG 192, 23 July 2008, lot 132
    Münzzentrum Rheinland 177, 14 Sept. 2016, lot 217 = ibid. 175, 13 Jan. 2016, lot 446
    ✸ Naumann 70, 7 Oct. 2018, lot 303
    Roma Numismatics May 2013 , 21 May 2013, lot 1043
    Savoca Blue 4, 29 Dec. 2017, lot 899
    SNG vA 6079