RPC IX, 1206

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1206
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Syedra
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Γ ΜΕϹϹ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Γ(άϊος) Μέσσ(ιος) Κύ(ϊντος) Τραϊαν(ὸς) Δέκιος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΥΕΔΡΕΩΝ, ΓΥΜΝΑϹΙΑΡΧΙΑ
Edition Συεδρέων γυμνασιαρχία\
Translation gymnasiarchy, of the Syedrians
Reverse design at right, gymnasiarch’s oil-basin, with palm; at left, two one-handled cylindrical vases of unequal sizes; in exergue palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 17.29 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 1205/1–6, 1207/1–4.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 996
2 2     M&M GmbH 12, 10 Apr. 2003, lot 242