RPC IX, 2280


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/2280 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IX
Number	2280
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	trophy of arms with two shields with, on each side, a bound and seated captive
Metal	debased silver
Average diameter	23 mm
Axis	12
Reference	D 5095, M 3838
Specimens	6 (4 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1 ✸	P: 1926, Maspero		23	12.25	12	Show
2	2	B: 96/1892		23	12.01	12	Show
3	3	NY: 1975.160.21		23	12.28	12	Show
4	4	O: HCR31328	M 3838	23	11.33	12	Show
5	5		D 5095 = DS pl. 267 = NFA MBS 31, 18 Mar. 1987, lot 761	22	12.77	12	Show
6	6		J. Aiello coll.				Show