RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 60614)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 60614)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Issue Third neocorate
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΥ ΛΙ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Πούβλιος Λικίνιος Οὐαλεριανὸς Σεβαστὸς Πατὴρ Πατρίδος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Πού(βλιος) Λι(κίνιος) Οὐαλεριανὸς Σε(βαστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus, Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης γʹ γʹ 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 helmeted female goddess (Athena?) riding lion right, holding wreath in right and statuette of Nike in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 19.22 g
Axis 7
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    B: 18311445, 1906 Löbbecke
    ✸ CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1179
    Doyen coll. 263
    Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 842
    Künker 136, 10 Mar. 2008, lot 1182
    Naville 75, 31 July 2022, lot 210
    Naville Numismatics 56, 22 Mar. 2020, lot 212
    Roma Numismatics EA 101, 13 Oct. 2022, lot 844
    Sammlung Karbach = Ziegler 1988, no. 832
    SNG Levante 1186