RPC IX, 267

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 267
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ ΟΥΑΛΕΝΤ ΜΕϹϹΙ ΚΥΙΝΤΟΝ Κ
Edition Γ(άϊον) Οὐάλεντ(ον) Μέσσι(ον) Κύϊντον Κ(αίσαρα)
Translation for Gaius Valens Messius Quintus Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Demeter standing left, holding corn ears and long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 7.32 g
Axis 1
Reference Rec 760
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1169 Wa 443 = Rec pl. LXXXVI.2, rev.