RPC IX, 1455

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1455
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Aegeae
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue Year ϚϘϹ = 296
Dating AD 249/50
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κύ(ϊντος) Τραϊανὸς Δέκιος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΙΓΕΑΙωΝ [ΝΕωΚΟΡΟΥ? ϚϘϹ?]
Reverse design goat, kneeling left, within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.02 g
Axis 6
Reference Haymann 218
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies.
Note The reverse inscription is very unclear and requires confirmation.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.53033
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     SNG Levante Supp. 415