RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 84785)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 84785)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστὸς Πατήρ Πατρίδος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατήρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design bust of Caracalla, right, wearing crown and garments of Demiourgos, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Edition Μητροπόλεως Ταρσοῦ αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης γʹ βʹ Μητροπόλεως Ταρσοῦ αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ βʹ
Translation of the metropolis Tarsus, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of) 3 (eparchies), 2 (times neocorate)
Reverse design Nike standing in biga left, holding palm and reins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 10.87 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 1283 SNG 1512
— —     ✸ Auctiones GmbH e #54, 18 Dec. 2016, lot 150