RPC IX, 16

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 16
Province Moesia Superior
Region Moesia
City Viminacium
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue AN XII
Dating AD 250/1
Obverse inscription IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Q(uintus) Traianus Decius Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription P M S COL VIM, AN XII
Edition P(rovincia) M(oesia) S(uperior) col(onia) Vim(inacium) an(no) XII
Translation Province of Moesia Superior, Colony Viminacium, in the year 12
Reverse design Moesia standing left, holding branch and globe; at left, bull standing right; at right, lion standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.78 g
Axis 7
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 34856
2 2     ✸ V: GR 34860
3 3     Peus 403, 27 Apr. 2011, lot 326