RPC IX, 396

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 396
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Ilium
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΕϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Messius Traianus Decius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design cult statue of Athena of Ilium standing right, wearing kalathos, holding spear and spindle; in front, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 6
Reference Bellinger T289
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920,0516.41 Kraft p. 155, no. 18
2 2     ✸ P: 810 Wa 1186
3 3     Lanz 125, 28 Nov. 2005, lot 986 = Lanz 97, 22 May 2000, lot 892