RPC IX, 2226

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2226
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue L Α = year 1. Group 1: with ΔƐΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
Dating AD 249/50
Obverse inscription Α Κ Γ Κ Μ (sic) ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΕΥ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L - Α
Reverse design Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Reference D 5084
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same obv. die as 2224/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     D 5084 = DS pl. 266
2 2     ✸ Empire, list 8, 1987, lot 713
3 3     K. Emmett documentation = trade