RPC IX, 2217

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2217
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG
Edition <H>erennia Etruscilla Aug(usta)
Translation Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, right
Reverse inscription COL METPOPOL BOSTRON
Edition col(onia) Metropol(is) Bostron(orum)
Translation Colony Metropolis of the Bostreni
Reverse design Fortuna standing facing, holding sceptre surmounted by trophy and cornucopia, left foot on small crouching figure(?); at right, nude Marsyas standing left, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 9.24 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Spijkerman 68, Kindler 53
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18258332, 315/1925
2 2     IMJ: 82.04233
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 68, pl. 17
4 4     Tel Aviv Kindler 53, pl. IV
5 5     M&M AG 32, 20 Oct. 1966, lot 506
6 6     ✸ van der Dussen 24, 1 June 1995, lot 3800
7 7     CGT coll.