RPC IX, 885

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 885
Province Phrygia-Caria
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Synnada
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΕΡ ΕΤΡΟΥϹ ΔΕΚΙϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Herennius Etruscus Decius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ ΙΩΝΩΝ
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing shield, between two palms; star on the pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 883/1–3, 884/1–4.
Note The object was identified as a shield by Nollé, but see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/63277.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1991,0130.85
2 2     Afyon: 2005
3 3     Afyon: 3039