RPC IX, 1173

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1173
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Lyrbe
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΟΥΑ ΟϹΤ ΜΕϹ ΚΥΙΝΤΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Nominative Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΛΥΡΒΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing Heracles reclining left, on lion skin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference SNG France 517
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 1171/1–6, 1172/1–3.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1980/258 SNG 517
2 2     B: 892/1900