RPC IX, 2080

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2080
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Obverse inscription (H)ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG(V)
Edition Herennia Etruscilla Augu(sta)
Translation Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, right
Reverse inscription COL PR F(L) AVG F C CAES METR (S) P
Edition col(onia) Pr(ima) Fl(avia) 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 Fortuna standing left, parazonium at waist, foot on uncertain object (prow or rock?), holding human bust and long sceptre; at her feet, right, swimming river god
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 18.58 g
Axis 1, 6, 7
Reference BMC 170, Kadman II 161
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1630 BMC 170
2 2     B: 5447
3 3     NY: 1944.100.68987 SNG 837
4 4     NY: 1944.100.81920
5 5     Haifa-MA: 1/46 Kadman II 161
6 6     J-MJA: 52/3161 Kadman II 161
7 7     J-MJA: 52/3269 Kadman II 161
8 8     IAA Kadman II 161
9 9     IMJ Sofaer 133
10 10     IMJ: 78.02176
11 11     ✸ CNA MBS 20, 25 Mar. 1992, lot 471
12 12     CNG EA 111, 30 Mar. 2005, lot 117