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Trebonianus Gallus Æ33 of Tarsus, Cilicia. AD 251-253. AV KAI Γ OVIBION TPIBΩ ΓAΛΛON, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; Π-Π across fields / TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC, emperor standing right, holding spear and extending hand to Ares, helmeted and standing left, holding Victory and spear; A M K between, Γ B in exergue. RPC IX 1402; Ziegler 816. 12.41g, 33mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The reverse inscription of this coin boasts the titulature of the city of Tarsus in four elements. The city claims to be capital of a province (MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC) which includes three eparchies (= Γ) and a city twice neocorate (= B). The letters 'A M K' in the reverse field are an abbreviation for the honorific title 'Πρώτη καί μεγίστη καί καλλίστη' ('first, biggest and most beautiful city of Cilicia') - a title also boasted on the coins on Anazarbus of the same period.
Very Fine.
Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The reverse inscription of this coin boasts the titulature of the city of Tarsus in four elements. The city claims to be capital of a province (MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC) which includes three eparchies (= Γ) and a city twice neocorate (= B). The letters 'A M K' in the reverse field are an abbreviation for the honorific title 'Πρώτη καί μεγίστη καί καλλίστη' ('first, biggest and most beautiful city of Cilicia') - a title also boasted on the coins on Anazarbus of the same period.