RPC IX, 1324

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1324
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Celenderis
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΚΙΟΝ ΤΡΑΕΙΑΝΟΝ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Καί(σαρα) Κύ(ϊντον) Δεκ{κ}ίον Τραεϊανόν
Translation for Emperor Caesar Quintus Decius Traianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΕΛΕΝΔΕΡΙΤωΝ
Edition Κελενδεριτῶν
Translation of the Celenderians
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding spear with a serpent twined around it and shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.74 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Levante Supp. 141
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 1326/1–16.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 224, 16 Dec. 2009, lot 433 = M&M GmbH 19, 16 May 2006, lot 111 (Righetti)
2 2     ✸ Giessener Münzhandlung 64, 11 Oct. 1993, lot 730 = Peus 366, 25 Oct. 2000, lot 961
3 3     SNG Levante Supp. 141
4 4     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 737