RPC IX, 2085

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2085
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription C(A) MES Q EREN ETRVSCO DECIO CAES
Edition Ca(io) Mes(sio) Q(uinto) <H>eren(nio) Etrusco Decio Caes(ari)
Translation to Gaius Messius Quintus Herennius Etruscus Decius Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL P F AVG F C CAES M(E)TR
Edition col(onia) P(rima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) metr(o)p(olis)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis
Reverse design Roma seated left, on shield, holding Victory and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 16.86 g
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference BMC 177, Kadman II 178
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1650 BMC 177
2 2     P: 111
3 3     V: GR 22507
4 4     IMJ: 78.02193
5 5     IMJ: 78.02194
6 6     Tel Aviv Kadman II 178
7 7     CNG EA 208, 8 Apr. 2009, lot 304
8 8     CNG EA 344, 11 Feb. 2015, lot 401
9 9     NAC 64, 17 May 2012, lot 1901 = CNG EA 333, 20 Aug. 2014, lot 241
10 10     ✸ Sternberg 29, 30 Oct. 1995, lot 505