RPC IX, 557

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 557
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Aeolis
City Elaea
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Magistrate Aurelius Dorylaos II (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΚΥΙΝ ƐΡƐΝ ƐΤΡΟΥϹΚΟϹ ΜƐϹ ΔƐΚΙ
Nominative Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, r., seen from front
Reverse inscription ƐΠΙ Ϲ ΑΥΡ ΔΟΡΥΛΑΟΥ Β ƐΛΑƐΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche(?) seated l., holding patera
Metal Æ
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 1
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 546/1–4 (Pergamum), 547/1–4 (Pergamum), 553/1 (Pergamum), 556/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 28728 Kraft p. 152, no. 63b