RPC IX, 1365

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1365
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 Dionysus standing left, holding sceptre and thyrsus over panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 1342/1–8, 1345/1–5, 1348/1–6, 1349/1–13, 1351/1–2, 1355/1–6, 1359/1–6, 1363/1–3, 1367/1. 1–2: same rev. die as 1364/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Levante documentation = Fontana coll.
2 2     ✸ MünzZentrum 112, 4 Sept. 2002, lot 747