RPC IX, 1673

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1673
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Group 2: city coinage
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 and draped bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩΝ, Δ Ε, S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητρο(πόλεως) κολων(ίας) δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiochenes, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right; above, ram running right, looking left; star below bust
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.09 g
Axis 4, 5, 6
Reference CRS 501a, McAlee 1149
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18257626, Knobelsdorf
2 2     Cop SNG 283
3 3     ✸ V: GR 21565
4 4     Newcastle SNG 769
5 5     CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1096
6 6     Hirsch 160, 23–5 Nov. 1988, lot 625
7 7     M&M GmbH 14, 16 Apr. 2004, lot 658
8 8     McAlee coll. = McAlee 1149
9 9     Freiburg: 12377