RPC IX, 2284

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2284
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 laureate head of Zeus, right, with traces of drapery
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 11
Reference D 5092 corr. = DS pl. 267
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 3347
2 2     A: 4276 Demetrio 2919
3 3     D 5092 corr = DS pl. 267