RPC IX, 1643

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1643
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Group 2, officina 3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Μέ(σσιος) Κύ(ϊντος) Δέκιος Τραϊανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front; below bust: •••
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ, S C
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξουσίας s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation holder of tribunician power, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design eagle standing on palm, left, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.76 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Prieur 514 (4), McAlee 1117
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 1647/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.59238
2 2     McAlee coll. = McAlee 1117
3 3     Prieur coll. = Prieur 514
4 4     J.G. Kiss coll. = Pandora Numismatics 1, lot 610,