RPC IX, 685

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 685
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΕΡΕΝ ΕΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒ
Nominative Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, right, on crescent
Reverse inscription ΠΥΘΑΓΟΡΗϹ ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Reverse design Pythagoras (bearded) seated left, pointing with stylus towards globe on column, holding long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference BMC 365–6
Specimens 9 (9 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–9: same pair of dies. 1–9: same obv. die as 680/1–8, 681/1–5, 682/1–14, 683/1–7, 9–12, 684/1–7, 686/1–21, 687/1–6, 8–9, 688/1–5.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 365
2 2     L: 1844,0429.307 BMC 366
3 3     P: 1966/453, Delepierre
4 4     P: 3553
5 5     G SNG 1831
6 6     G SNG 1832
7 7     O
8 8     V: GR 18181
9 9     ✸ V: GR 18182