AE 30.2 mm, 13.5 g, Tarsos' third neokoria was granted during the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus so this piece dates to sometime between CE 253-260. The third neokoria is referred to by lower right gamma of the two gammas in the right field.
SNG France 2 Cilicie 1837
SNG Levante 1198 (plate 80)
RPC unassigned ID 60634 (12 specimens) [this coin illustrated in text cf. Bay Numismatics reference]
O: KOPNHLIAN CA-ΛΩNINAN CE, bust of empress r on a crescent, surrounded by oak wreath
R: TAPCOV M-HTPOΠOΛC ΩC in left field AMK and right field Γ Γ
from RPC online:
| Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) γʹ γʹ | |
| Translation | of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, (of) 3 (eparchies), thrice (neocorate) |
Ex: W. Esty
Ex: N & N London Online Auction 50 (29.06. 2024) lot 362
Ex: Bay Numismatics (Rotterdam, NL) EA 2, (11 April 2024) lot 285
