RPC IX, 2078

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2078
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG
Edition <H>erennia Etruscilla Aug(usta)
Translation Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, right
Reverse inscription COL PR F AVG F C CAES MET(R) (S) P
Edition col(onia) Pr(ima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) metr(opolis) S(yriae) P(alaestinae)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design Roma seated left, on shield, holding Victory and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 17.50 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 169, Kadman II 169
Specimens 14 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1632 BMC 169, pl. IV.10, rev.
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     Bern: Righetti 2401
5 5     Haifa-MA: 1/49 Kadman II 169
6 6     Haifa-MA: 1/50 Kadman II 169
7 7     J-MJA: 52/1599 Kadman II 169
8 8     J-MJA: 52/3262 Kadman II 169
9 9     IMJ Sofaer 134
10 10     IMJ: 78.02183
11 11     CGT coll. = CNG EA 344, 11 Feb. 2015, lot 399
12 12     Goldberg 74, 4 June 2013, lot 3526
13 13     ✸ Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, Shoshanna coll. part 2, lot 20373
14 14     NAC 64, 17 May 2012, lot 1900 = CNG EA 333, 20 Aug. 2014, lot 240