RPC IX, 1587

Province Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena 
Region Mesopotamia
Reign Trajan Decius
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜƐ ΚΥ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹƐΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙⲰΝ L III P
Reverse design Tyche standing l., holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; at l., palm; sometimes at r., another palm

Coin no. 21 of RPC IX, 1587

 

Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Austria)
Inventory no.
Reference Castelin 140, pl. X
Diameter 26
Weight 11.10
Axis 11
Note altar as caryatid Victory
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