RPC IX, 2278


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/2278 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IX
Number	2278
Province	Egypt
Region	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Reign	Trajan Decius
Person (obv.)	Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue	L Β = year 2
Dating	AD 250/1
Obverse inscription	Α Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ Ε
Nominative	Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Pius
Obverse design	laureate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription	L - Β
Reverse design	Sarapis seated left, extending arm over Cerberus, holding sceptre; Nike standing right, on top of throne
Metal	debased silver
Average diameter	24 mm
Axis	12
Reference	M 3832
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			O: HCR31324	M 3832	24	12.31	12	worn	Show
2	2 ✸				DS pl. 267.10494	24				Show