RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 77542)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 77542)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεουῆρ(ος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σε(βαστὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ Α Μ Κ
Edition Ταρσοῦ μητροπό(λεως) αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης)
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 4.43 g
Axis 6
Reference Prieur 803
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

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    ✸ B: 18223210, 1865/28715
    NY: 1944.100.54556
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    Savoca 193rd Silver, 28 Jan. 2024, lot 129