RPC IX, 2057

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2057
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C MS Q TRA DECIVS AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Caius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus Imp(erator) C(aesar) C(aius) M<e>s(sius) Q(uintus) Tra(ianus) Decius Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Trajan Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL PR F AVG F C CAES MET (PR) (S) (P)
Edition colonia prima Flavia Augusta Felix? Concordia? Caesarea metropolis provinciae Syriae Palaestinae col(onia) pr(ima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) met(ropolis) pr(ovinciae) S(yriae) P(alaestinae)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis of the province of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design Decius riding on galloping horse, right, holding transverse spear; below, at right, small figure of enemy
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 17.28 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Sofaer 124–5
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 97
2 2     NY: 1944.100.68982 SNG 831
3 3     J-MJA: 60/388 Kadman II 181, p. 209, no. 72, pl. XV (as Etruscus)
4 4     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 124
5 5     IMJ Sofaer 125
6 6     IMJ: 78.02167
7 7     IMJ: 78.02168
8 8     CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1222
9 9     Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, Shoshanna coll. part 2, lot 20371