RPC IX, 2227

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2227
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 Μ Κ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ Ε
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Γ(άϊος) Μ(έσσιος) Κ(υῖντος) Δέκιος Τραϊανὸς Ε(ὐσεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus Pious
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 23 mm
Average weight 12.49 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference M 3785
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same obv. die as 2223/1, 3–4, 2225/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: Y.1150-1936
2 2     ✸ O: HCR31284 M 3785
3 3     DS pl. 267.10491
4 4     Monnaies d’Antan 10, 24 Nov. 2011, lot 109
5 5     Boston: 2004.1354