RPC IX, 702

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 702
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Τραϊανὸς Δέκιος
Translation Emperor Trajan Decius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Edition Σαμίων
Translation of the Samians
Reverse design cult statue of Samian Hera, standing facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.34 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 641/1–11 (Ephesus), 700/1–14, 704/1–2. 1–2: same rev. die as 701/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Knobelsdorf
2 2     ✸ Rohde coll.