RPC IX, 1423

 

Image of specimen #11

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1423
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Augusta
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΘKϹ = 229
Dating AD 249
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΝ ΔΕΚΙΟΝ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορα) Καί(σαρα) Κύν(τον) Δέκιον Τραϊανὸν Σεβ(αστόν)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Quintus Decius Traianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΑΝωΝ ΕΤΟΥ ΘΚϹ
Edition Αὐγουστανῶν ἔτου(ς) θκσʹ
Translation of the Augustans, of year 229
Reverse design nude athlete seated on bench, legs left, placing crown on his head; at right, vase containing palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 17.59 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Karbach, Augusta 106–8
Specimens 13 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 4–5: same pair of dies. 1–12: same obv. die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 319 Wa 4191 = SNG 1908
2 2     V: GR 33362
3 3     Istanbul: 8619
4 4     Warsaw: Muzeum Narodowe 167702MN Karbach 108/3
5 5     Washington Karbach 108/4
6 6     ArtCoins Roma 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 390
7 7     CNG EA 111, 30 Mar. 2005, lot 77
8 8     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 403
9 9     Tahberer 552
10 10     Tahberer 553
11 11     ✸ SNG vA 5537 = SNG Levante 1252 = Auctiones 7, 7 June 1977, lot 410 = CNG Triton VII, 12 Jan. 2004, lot 767
12 12     CGT coll.
13 13     Solidus 110, 13 Dec. 2022, lot 46