RPC IX, 780

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 780
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Cibyra
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Year ϚΚϹ = 226
Dating AD 250/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Γ ΜΕϹ Κ ΤΡΑΙ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΕΥϹ ΕΥΤ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Γάϊος Μέσσιος Κύϊντος Τραϊανὸς Δέκιος Εὐσεβὴς Εὐτυχὴς Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Γ(άϊος) Μέσ(σιος) Κ(ύϊντος) Τραϊ(ανὸς) Δέκιος Εὐσ(εβὴς) Εὐτ(υχὴς) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Trajan Decius Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕωΝ ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤωΝ, ΕΤ ϜΚϹ
Edition Καισαρέων Κιβυρατῶν ἔτους ϛκσʹ Καισαρέων Κιβυρατῶν ἔτ(ους) ϛκσʹ
Translation of the Caesarean Cibyratans, of year 226
Reverse design Demeter standing right, holding two ears of corn and long torch, facing Cibyra standing left, supporting basket on her head with left hand, holding her drapery
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 20.07 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 85
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 781/1–7.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1843,0726.44 BMC 85, pl. XVIII.8
2 2     P: 777
3 3     Winterthur: 3406