RPC IX, 1659

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1659
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Group 2, officina 5
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 rear; below bust: •••••
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ, S C
Reverse design eagle standing on palm, left, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Prieur 531 (20), McAlee 1116e
Specimens 17 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1938,0306.25
2 2     ✸ L: G.2378 BMC 587
3 3     P: 820
4 4     NY: 1944.100.59234
5 5     NY: 1981.40.18
6 6 –9     Bland III.642–5
10 10     Bland IV.75
11 11     CNG EA 253, 6 Apr. 2011, lot 258
12 12     CNG EA 253, 6 Apr. 2011, lot 259
13 13     Dura Excavations 483
14 14     Grün 53, 20 May 2010, lot 238
15 15     Hirsch 260, 12 Feb. 2009, lot 2227
16 16     M&M GmbH 27, 28 May 2008, lot 2244
17 17     Prieur coll. = Prieur 531