RPC IX, 1436

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1436
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mallus
Reign Trajan Decius
Obverse inscription SACRA SINATVS
Edition Sacra S{i}<e>natus
Translation sacred Senate
Obverse design veiled and draped bust of the Senate (as a female), right
Reverse inscription MALLO COLONIA
Edition Mallo(ton) colonia
Translation the colony of the Mallians
Reverse design turreted and veiled Fortuna seated on rocks, left, holding ear of corn; on each side, Roman vexillum inscribed S and C; at her feet, two river gods (Pyramos) swimming in different directions; all inside a wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 17.83 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Levante 1286
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 1437/1–20. 1–4: same rev. die as 1437/16–18.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 213, 1 July 2009, lot 306
2 2     ✸ SNG Levante 1286 = CNG Triton VII, 12 Jan. 2004, lot 777
3 3     SNG Levante 1287 = CNG EA 90, 26 May 2004, lot 229
4 4     Ziegler 922 (921 on pl. 48)