RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 77555)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 77555)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Macrinus
Person (obv.) Macrinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ ΟΠΕ ϹΕΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ὀπέλλιος Σευῆρος Μακρεῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κα(ῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ὀπέ(λλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Μακρεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΕΥΗ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ, Α Μ Κ
Edition Σευηριανῆς Μακρεινιανῆς Ταρσοῦ αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης Σευη(ριανῆς) Μακρεινιανῆς Ταρσοῦ αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης)
Translation of Severan Macrinian Tarsus, the first, greatest, and most beautiful
Reverse design Helios in quadriga advancing left, raising right hand and holding reins and whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 16.10 g
Axis 1, 6
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    Leeds-UL: 1637
    Bertolami Fine Arts 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 235 = CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1160 = SNG Levante 1077 = SNG vA 6021
    Demos 1, 17 Apr. 2021, lot 379
    ✸ Künker 257, 10 Oct. 2014, lot 9049