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Pupienus, 22 April - 29 July 238 A.D., Tarsus, Cilicia
The inscription A M K Γ Γ is a boast of this city, Πρωτη Mεγιστη Kαλλιστη, meaning First (A is the Greek number one), Greatest, and Most Beautiful of the three (Γ is the Greek number three) adjoining provinces (Cilicia, Isauria, Lycaonia). The final Γ (Γ is the Greek number three) indicates the city held three neokorie, temples dedicated to the imperial cult. This coin was struck on an unstable and likely poorly mixed leaded bronze alloy. The pits, where the copper has corroded away, are filled with lead.
RP110025. Leaded bronze hexassarion, RPC Online VII-2 2982 (12 spec.); SNG BnF 1637; SNG Levante 1112; SNG Tahberer I 1560; BMC Lycaonia p. 210, 245; Waddington 4665, aF, centered on a broad flan, pitting, Tarsos (Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey) mint, weight 22.945g, maximum diameter 36.6mm, die axis 180o, 22 Apr - 29 Jul 238 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC M KLWΔ ΠOYΠIHNON CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed, bearded, bust right, Π - Π across field; reverse TAPCOY MHTPOΛEΩC, Perseus standing slightly, head left, nude but for boots and chlamys over shoulders and left arm, head of Medusa in right hand down at side, harpa in left hand, A/K-M/B/Γ in fields; budget specimen of this big 36.6mm rare emperor's bronze!; SOLD
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