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Trebonianus Gallus Æ 30mm of Tarsus, Cilicia. AD 251-253. AV KAI Γ OVIBION TPЄBΩ ΓAΛΛON ЄY ЄY, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; Π-Π across fields / TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC, emperor standing to right, holding spear and extending hand to Ares, helmeted and standing to left, holding Victory and spear; A M K between, Γ B in exergue. RPC IX 1402 var. (obv. legend); Ziegler 816 var. (same). 16.74g, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
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.
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.