RPC IX, 2086

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2086
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription (C) MES Q EREN ETRVSCO DECIO CAES
Edition Caio Messio Quinto Herennio Etrusco Decio Caesari C(aio) 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(R) F AVG F C CAES MET S P
Edition Colonia Prima Flavia Augusta Felix? Concordia? Caesarea metropolis Syriae Palaestinae 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 Sol standing left, raising right arm, holding globe and whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 18.26 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 178–9, Kadman II 177
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1640 BMC 179
2 2     ✸ L: 1908,0110.1641 BMC 178, pl. IV.12, rev.
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     Haifa-MA: 1.52 Kadman II 177
5 5     J-MJA: 64/3113 Kadman II 177
6 6     J-MJA: 64/3722 Kadman II 177
7 7     IMJ Sofaer 144
8 8     IMJ: 78.02192 Rosenberger II, 145