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
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Μ(έσσιος) Κ(ύϊντος) Δέκιος Τραϊανὸς Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L - Α
Edition (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation of year 1
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.
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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