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IX, 1597
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/1597
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Volume
IX
Number
1597
Province
Mesopotamia
Region
Mesopotamia
City
Rhesaena
Reign
Trajan Decius
Person (obv.)
Trajan Decius (Augustus)
;
Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Issue
Group 2
Obverse inscription
ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡ Δ
Ε
ΚΙΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β ΚΥ
Ε
Ρ
Ε
ΤΡ Μ Δ
Ε
ΚΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition
Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άιος) Μ(έσσιος) Κ(ύιντος) Τρ(αϊανὸς) Δέκιος Σεβ(αστὸς) Κύ(ιντος) Ἑρ(έννιος) Ἐτρ(οῦσκος) Μ(έσσιος) Δέκιος Καῖσαρ
Translation
Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius Caesar
Obverse design
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front, facing bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
Ϲ
Ε
Π ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙ
ω
Ν L III P
Edition
Σεπ(τιμία) κολ(ωνία) Ῥησαινησίων l(egio) III P(arthica)
Translation
the Septimian colony of Rhesaenians, 3rd Parthian legion
Reverse design
two Tychai standing facing each other, joining right hands; at left, a statue on column; between them, lighted altar; above, eagle on palm; at right, centaur Sagittarius holding bow; in exergue, river god (Chaboras) swimming
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
27 mm
Average weight
12.99 g
Axis
5, 10, 11
Reference
Castelin 185–8
Specimens
9 (7 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
✸
P: 2195
Castelin 185a, pl. XIII
25
21.08
10
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2
2
B: 17628
Castelin 187
28
12.71
5
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3
3
B: I-B
Castelin 188
27
12.85
5
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4
4
B: Rauch
Castelin 186, pl. XIII, obv.
27
10.34
5
Obv.: GIC 209 (turreted bust of Tyche, r.)
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5
5
C
27
12.04
5
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6
6
Mu
Castelin 185c
25
11.27
5
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7
7
V
Castelin 185b
25
11.70
11
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8
8
Kölner Münzkabinett 40, 19 Nov. 1985, lot 1110 = Kölner Münzkabinett 36, 16 Apr. 1984, lot 94
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9
9
M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 987 (Righetti)
28
11.92
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