Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 10.73 g (5)

Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG; laureate head of Decius, r., with traces of drapery

Reverse: COL METPOPOL BOSTRON; Jupiter Ammon standing l., in military dress, with headdress of ram’s horns and disk, holding ears of corn(?) and sceptre surmounted by trophy; at feet, l., ram standing l., head r.

Museum: IMJ: Israel Museum, Jerusalem Inventory: 82.04229

Diameter:  22 Weight: 11.84  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 9.24 g (4)

Obverse: ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG; diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, r.

Reverse: COL METPOPOL BOSTRON; Fortuna standing facing, holding sceptre surmounted by trophy and cornucopia, l. foot on small crouching figure(?); at r., nude Marsyas standing l., raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder

Museum: IMJ: Israel Museum, Jerusalem Inventory: 82.04233

Weight: 8.63  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 7.56 g (9)

Obverse: ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG; diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, r.

Reverse: COL METPOPOL BOSTRON; Jupiter Ammon standing l., in military dress, with headdress of ram’s horns and disk, holding ears of corn(?) and sceptre surmounted by trophy; at feet, l., ram standing l., head r.

Museum: IMJ: Israel Museum, Jerusalem Inventory: 

Bibliography: Sofaer 57 

Diameter:  21 Weight: 9.15   Axis: 7 

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 7.56 g (9)

Obverse: ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG; diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, r.

Reverse: COL METPOPOL BOSTRON; Jupiter Ammon standing l., in military dress, with headdress of ram’s horns and disk, holding ears of corn(?) and sceptre surmounted by trophy; at feet, l., ram standing l., head r.

Museum: IMJ: Israel Museum, Jerusalem Inventory: 82.04234

Weight: 11.54  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Herennius Etruscus (Caesar) ; Hostilian (Caesar)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 8.01 g (6)

Obverse: IMP M DECIVS ET C VALENS CVINTVS CAISARES; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, r., seen from front, facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, l., seen from front

Reverse: COL METPOPOL BOSTRON; Fortuna standing facing, holding sceptre surmounted by trophy and cornucopia, l. foot on small crouching figure(?); at r., nude Marsyas standing l., raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder

Museum: IMJ: Israel Museum, Jerusalem Inventory: 82.04232

Weight: 8.31