RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 72322)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 72322)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Issue Second neocorate
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ΛΙ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΝ ΕΥ / ϹΕ, Π - Π
Edition Αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Πόπλιον Λικίνιον Οὐαλεριανὸν Εὐσεβῆ Σεβαστὸν Πατέρα Πατρίδος Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Καί(σαρα) Πό(πλιον) Λι(κίνιον) Οὐαλεριανὸν Εὐ(σεβῆ) Σε(βαστὸν) Π(ατέρα) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Pius Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ / Α / Μ / Κ / - Γ / Β
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης γʹ βʹ 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 Athena standing left holding statuette of Nike in right and spear in left; shield on ground in at right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 24.18 g
Axis 6
Specimens 15 (4 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 1524 SNG 1813 ( Valérien (ou Arès (?))
— —     B: 18311437, 1862 Sperling
— —     Mu: 20834 Dr. Clemens Bosch
— —     NY: 1944.100.55074
— —     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz vi.1462
— —     Ayvagediği 167
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CNG EA 117, 29 June 2005, lot 141
— —     CNG EA 237, 21 July 2010, lot 155
— —     ✸ CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 303
— —     Gorny & Mosch 156, 5 Mar. 2007, lot 1824
— —     H. Williams coll.
— —     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 24, 2 Nov. 2014, lot 331
— —     Wildwinds