RPC IX, 2234


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/2234 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IX
Number	2234
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Trajan Decius
Person (obv.)	Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue	L Α = year 1. Group 2: with ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ
Dating	AD 249/50
Obverse inscription	Α Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ Ɛ
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription	L - Α
Reverse design	head of Ammon, r., with headdress of ram’s horns and disk and traces of drapery
Metal	Debased silver
Average diameter	23 mm
Average weight	11.80 g
Axis	11, 12
Reference	D 5093 = DS pl. 267
Specimens	4