RPC IX, 917

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 917
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pisidia
City Baris
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Γ Μ Κ ΕΤΡΟΥϹΚ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ Κ
Nominative Gaius Messius Quintus Etruscus Decius Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription ΒΑΡΗΝΩΝ
Reverse design Mên, crescent behind, on horseback, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6
Reference vA Pisidien II, 333
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 916/1–2, 918/1–3, 919/1–3, 920/1–9. 2–3: same rev. die as 914/1–5.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 282 Wa 3647 = vA Pisidien II, 333 = SNG 1402
2 2     ✸ T. Vossen, Vcoins, lot 286274
3 3     CGT coll.