RPC IX, 1171

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1171
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Lyrbe
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΟΥΑ ΟϹΤ ΜƐϹ ΚΥΙΝΤΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Nominative Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒƐΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Athena(?) standing r., pointing spear in r. hand and holding uncertain object in l. hand
Metal Æ
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference Levante 286
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 1172/1–2, 1173/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1970,0909.216
2 2     B: I-B GM 495
3 3     SNG Levante 286
4 4     V-ON Leypold 2523
5 5     Lindgren III, 860
6 6     MünzZentrum 71, 3 June 1991, lot 446 = Rauch 35, 7 Oct. 1985, lot 5766