RPC IX, 2105

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2105
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription HOSTILIANO QVINTO C
Edition Hostiliano Quinto C(aesari)
Translation to Hostilian Quintus Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL P F AV F (C) CAES METR(O)P
Edition col(onia) P(rima) F(lavia) Au(gusta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) metr(o)p(olis)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis
Reverse design Sarapis standing left, raising right arm, holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.79 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Kadman II 195
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 116
2 2     NY: 1944.100.68996 SNG 849
3 3     ✸ V: GR 22509
4 4     IMJ Sofaer 179
5 5     IMJ: 78.02208