RPC IX, 1441

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1441
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mallus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription S VAL O ME[ ]
Edition {S}<C>(aium) Val(entem) <H>o(stilianum) Me(ssium) [---]
Translation for Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius ---
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription MALLO COLONIA, S C
Edition Mallo(ton) colonia s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation the colony of Mallus, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design she-wolf right, suckling the twins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 7.43 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 201, 17 Dec. 2008, lot 269