RPC IX, 257A

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 257A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΜΕϹ ΚΥΙ ΕΡΕ ΕΤΡΟΥ ΔΕΚΙΟΝ Κ
Edition Γ(άϊον) Μέσ(σιον) Κύϊ(ντον) Ἑρέ(ννιον) Ἐτρού(σκον) Δέκιον Κ(αίσαρα)
Translation for Gaius Messius Quintus Herennius Etruscus Decius Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.00 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 258/1–5.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CGT coll.