RPC IX, 2194

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2194
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Aelia Capitolina
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription C VAL OST MES QVINTVS CAE
Nominative Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AEL KAP COM P F
Reverse design Bacchus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer 183
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1961.154.12 Meshorer 183 = SNG 634