RPC IX, 1345

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1345
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΕ Γ ΜΕϹ ΚΟΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ ΕΥ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus Pius Felix Aug pater patriae
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design nude Apollo Lykeios standing facing, holding wolf by forelegs and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–5: same obv. die as 1342/1–8, 1348/1–6, 1349/1–13, 1351/1–2, 1355/1–6, 1359/1–6, 1363/1–3, 1365/1–2, 1367/1. 5: same rev. die as 487/2 (Alexandria).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2010/209
2 2     P-AIBL Fonds Robert 908
3 3     Ayvagediği hoard 129
4 4     CNG EA 284, 8 Aug. 2012, lot 169
5 5     CGT coll.