Æ32 - Elagabalus ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Features
| Issuer |
Tarsus
(Cilicia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Elagabalus (Sextus Varius Avitus Basianus) (218-222)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 218-222 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 14.47 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 509017 |
| References | RPC Online VI# 7061 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear; (below, two stars)
Lettering: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (ϹΕ)
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστός
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Reverse
Demiourgos crown on garlanded altar to left, and cilicarch crown with seven imperial heads
Lettering: ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΤΗϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Unabridged legend: Ταρσοῦ τῆς μητροπόλεως αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης γʹ βʹ
Translation: of Tarsus, the metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, of the 3 eparchies, twice neocorate
Mint
Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, TurkeyComments
BMC 207, SNG France 1565–6, SNG Pfalz 1375–6
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (218-222) | |||||||||||||||
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