RPC IX, 608

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 608
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΚΥΙΝ ΔΕΚΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Quintus Decius Traianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΠΗΝΗ ΙΕΡΑ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Reverse design covered wagon with driver, drawn by two horses, right; the side is decorated with wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 989
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies. 1–6: same obv. die as 605/1–4. 1–5: same rev. die as 624/1–2. 6: same rev. die as 1317/1–6, 8, 10, 13–14 (Anemurium).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1006
2 2     B: 27/1878
3 3     Mu SNG 228
4 4     V: GR 33040
5 5     Vecchi 7, 27 Oct. 1997, lot 157
6 6     ✸ Private coll.