RPC IX, 788

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 788
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
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 ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Λαοδικέων
Translation of the Laodiceans
Reverse design clasped hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.33 g
Axis 8, 9
Reference BMC 262
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–5: same pair of dies.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1841,B.3424 BMC 262
2 2     B
3 3     Cop SNG 610 = Kraft p. 133, no. 126
4 4     ✸ V: GR 31587
5 5     Bucephalus Numismatic 15, 10 Feb. 2023, lot 895