RPC IX, 1647


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/1647 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IX
Number	1647
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
Nominative	Imperator 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
Reverse design	eagle standing on palm, right, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal	debased silver
Average diameter	26 mm
Axis	12
Reference	Prieur —, McAlee —
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links	1–2: same obv. die as 1643/2.

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			P: Y20243, de Ricci 913		26	12.22	12	only 2 pellets visible, but see the die-link	Show
2	2 ✸				Art & Coins #8, 17 - 18 Oct. 2022, lot 352	26	13.45			Show