RPC IX, 2239

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2239
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue L Α = year 1. Group 2: with ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ
Dating AD 249/50
Obverse inscription Α Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L - Α
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference M 3790
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 3341
2 2     Cop SNG 736
3 3     NY: 1944.100.67286
4 4     ✸ O: HCR31289 M 3790
5 5     A: 4273 Demetrio 2917
6 6     DS pl. 266.12483
7 7     J. Aiello coll.