RPC IX, 1431

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1431
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mallus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES CAI CVIN DECI TRAINO EVS SE (sic)
Edition Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Cai(i) {C}<Q>uin(tus) Deci(us) Trai<a>no Eus(ebe) Se(basto)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Gaius Quintus Decius Traianus Pious Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COLONIA MALLOTON, FELIX, S C
Edition colonia Malloton Felix S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation colony of the Mallotians Fortunate, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Decius standing left, offering small statue of Marsyas to Fortuna standing right, holding cornucopia; at right, Amphilochus standing left, holding branch and crowning the emperor, near yoke of oxen; below, boar; all within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 33.51 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference SNG France 1931
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 1432/1–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1991/747 SNG 1931 = SNG Levante 1293 = Sternberg 11, 20 Nov. 1981, lot 359
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     CNG MBS 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1152 = SNG Levante 1292 = Sternberg 11, 20 Nov. 1981, lot 359
4 4     ✸ NAC 51, 5 Mar. 2009, lot 383
5 5     Tahberer 969
6 6     V: GR 21872