RPC IX, 1434

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1434
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mallus
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
Obverse inscription HEREN ETRVSC MES DECIVM CAES
Nominative Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription MALLO COLONIA
Reverse design turreted and veiled Fortuna seated on rocks, left, holding ear of corn; on each side, Roman vexillum inscribed S and C; at her feet, two river gods (Pyramos) swimming in different directions
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference SNG vA 5728
Specimens 19 (6 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 5, 9, 19: same pair of dies. 3–4, 6–8, 10, 12, 16, 18: same pair of dies. 1–10, 12–19: same obv. die.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1975,0411.332
2 2     ✸ L: 1979,0101.2602 SNG vA 5728
3 3     P: 97
4 4     C: Mossop
5 5     NY: 1944.100.78742
6 6     NY: 1968.244.36 ex Hecht coll.
7 7     Boston: 68.579
8 8     CNG EA 112, 13 Apr. 2005, lot 139
9 9     CNG EA 172, 5 Sept. 2007, lot 95
10 10     CNG EA 185, 2 Apr. 2008, lot 212
11 11     Emporium Hamburg 72, 13 Nov. 2014, lot 706
12 12     SNG Levante 1295 = CNG EA 134, 1 Mar. 2006, lot 226
13 13     V-ON Leypold 2531
14 14     V-ON Leypold 2532
15 15     V-ON Leypold 2533
16 16     Missere 553
17 17     Schulman NY, 6 June 1969 (Mabbott coll.), lot 2181
18 18     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 915
19 19     Tahberer 971