RPC IX, 2082

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2082
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription MES Q EREN ETRVSCO DECIO CAES
Edition Mes(sio) Q(uinto) <H>eren(nio) Etrusco Decio Caes(ari)
Translation to Messius Quintus Herennius Etruscus Decius, Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL PR F AVG F C CAES MET S P
Edition Col(onia) Pr(ima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) met(ropolis) S(yriae) P(alaestinae)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix Concordia, Caesarea, metropolis of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design Decius, togate, standing right, and Etruscus, togate, standing left, facing each other, clasping hands; between them, Etruscilla standing facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 15.19 g
Axis 12
Reference Kadman II 179
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     Haifa-MA: 3/1-2 Kadman II 179, p. 209, no. 71/1
3 3     J-MJA: 63.02/3754 Kadman II 179, p. 209, no. 71/2
4 4     IMJ Sofaer 143 = Malter 24, 18 Mar. 1988, lot
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 344, 11 Feb. 2015, lot 402