Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 13.42 g (15)

Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: CONCORDIA BOSTREN(O)RVM; Jupiter Ammon standing right, in military dress, with headdress of ram’s horns and disk, giving hand to Fortuna standing left, holding cornucopia

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 48, pl. IV 

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.90 g (3)

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

Reverse: ACTIA DVSARIA COL METR BOSTRENORVM; in wreath, the baetyls of the god Dusares: large baetyl between two small baetyls on raised platform; the large baetyl is surmounted by several flat stones, the other ones are surmounted by a single stone

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 52 

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

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 13.34 g (23)

Obverse: IMPP M DECIVS ET C VALENS CVINTVS CAISARES; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear, facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, left, seen from front

Reverse: ACTIA DVSARIA COL METR BOSTRENORVM; in wreath, the baetyls of the god Dusares: large baetyl between two small baetyls on raised platform; the large baetyl is surmounted by several flat stones, the other ones are surmounted by a single stone

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 55 

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

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.82 g (9)

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

Reverse: CONCORDIA BOSTREN(O)RVM; Jupiter Ammon standing right, in military dress, with headdress of ram’s horns and disk, giving hand to Fortuna standing left, holding cornucopia

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 56 

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Bostra Region: Arabia Province: Arabia

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 10.62 g (3)

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

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

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 49, pl. IV 

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, right

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

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 53, pl. IV 

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, right

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

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Kindler 54 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons:

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna)

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 5.53 g (23)

Obverse: ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ; youthful bust of Senate right

Reverse: ϹΜΥΡ Γ (ΝΕΩ) ΕΠ(Ι) Ϲ ΦΙΛΗΤΟΥ; Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia

Museum: Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) Inventory: K-3567

Bibliography: Klose xx.5.5 

Weight: 6.37   Axis: 12