RPC IX, 224

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 224
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Apamea
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C MCΓ Q TRAIAN DECCIVS P K Λ (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M{CΓ}<es>(sius) Q(uintus) Traian(us) Deccius P(ius) {K}<F>(elix) {Λ}<A>(ugustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Messius Quintus Traianus Deccius, pious (and) fortunate, Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL CONC AVG APAM, D D
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Conc(ordia) Aug(usta) Apam(ea) d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation Colony of Julia Concordia Augusta Apamea, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design Bacchus standing left, holding cantharus over panther
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 9.97 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 102
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 244 Wa 230 = Rec pl. XL.13
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     Mu
4 4     O
5 5     SNG vA 6922