RPC IX, 1676

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1676
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Group 3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
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, 7, 12
Reference Prieur 574 (10), McAlee 1126h
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required: none of the specimen recorded is absolutely clear that there is no pellet below the bust
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1981.40.20
2 2     ✸ O
3 3     Bland IV.83
4 4     Bland IV.84
5 5     Bland IV.85
6 6     Dura Excavations 505