RPC IX, 1266

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1266
Province Galatia-Pontus
Region Pisidia
City Antioch
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRA
Edition Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) G(aio) Mess(io) Q(uinto) Decio Tra(iano)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ANTIOCH CE COLO, S R
Edition Antiochia C(a)e(sarea) colo(nia) S(ocia) R(omanorum)
Translation the colony Caesarean Antioch, ally of the Romans
Reverse design vexillum with eagle between two standards with eagles upon
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.44 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Krzyżanowska III/13
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note For die links, see Krzyżanowska pp. 193-4. On the rev., S and R retrograde.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.51089
3 3     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 122
4 4     CGT coll. = eBay Chimaira