RPC IX, 637

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 637
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Τραϊανὸς Δέκιος
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Decius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΤΥΧΗ
Edition Ἐφεσίων Τύχη
Translation of the Ephesians, Fortune
Reverse design Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.97 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 997
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same pair of dies. 1, 3: same obv. die as 628/1–2, 629/1–6, 630/1–4, 634/1–8, 635/1, 689/1–8 (Samos), 690/1, 3–4, 9 (Samos), 692/1–4, 6–9, 11–21 (Samos), 693/1–8 (Samos), 695/1–4 (Samos), 697/1–3, 5, 7, 9–11, 13, 15 (Samos), 699/1, 4–6, 9–10 (Samos). 2: same obv. die as 638/3. 2, 4–5: same rev. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1011
2 2     O
3 3     ✸ V
4 4     Hirsch 263, 24 Sept. 2009, lot 2910
5 5     CGT coll. = ex Rohde coll.