RPC IX, 2271

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2271
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue L Β = year 2
Dating AD 250/1
Obverse inscription Α Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ Ε
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Pius
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L - Β
Reverse design radiate and draped bust of Helios, right
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 5079, M 3817, BMC 2070
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1862,0614.359 BMC 2070
2 2     B: 996/1892
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     NY: 1944.100.67303
5 5     O: HCR31311 M 3817
6 6     A: 4277 Demetrio 2920
7 7     D 5079 = DS pl. 266
8 8     Rauch 32, 16 Jan. 1984, lot 857