RPC IX, 2062

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2062
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C MES Q TRA DECIVS AVG
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL PR F AVG F C CAES ME[TR P]
Reverse design Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at feet, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 144, Kadman II 132
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1908,0110.1618 BMC 144
2 2     IMJ: 78.02158 Rosenberger II, 118