RPC IX, 2219

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2219
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar) ; Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription IMP M DECIVS ET C VALENS CVINTVS CAISARES
Edition Imperatores Messius Decius et Caius Valens Quintus Caesares Imp(eratores) M(essius) Decius et C(aius) Valens {C}<Q>uintus Ca{i}<e>sares
Translation Emperors Messius Decius and Gaius Valens Quintus Caesars
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from front, facing radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL METPOPOL BOSTRON
Edition colonia metropolis Bostron col(onia) metropol(is) Bostron
Translation the colony (and) metropolis of Bostra
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 22 mm
Average weight 8.01 g
Axis 6
Reference Spijkerman 71, Kindler 57
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 50
2 2     Beirut-AUB: 3284
3 3     IMJ: 82.04232
4 4     J-SBF Spijkerman 71
5 5     Rosenberger 59
6 6     Soafer 60