| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/2048
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| Volume |
IX |
| Number |
2048 |
| Province |
Syria Palaestina
|
| Region |
Samaria
|
| City |
Caesarea Maritima
|
| Reign |
Trajan Decius
|
| Person (obv.) |
Trajan Decius (Augustus)
|
| Obverse inscription |
IMP C C MESS Q TRAI DECIVS P F AVG |
| Edition |
Imp(erator) C(aesar) G(aius) Mess(ius) Q(uintus) Trai(anus) Decius P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
|
| Translation |
Emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Trajan Decius Pious Fortunate Augustus |
| Obverse design |
laureate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front |
| Reverse inscription |
COL PR F AVG F C CAES METR P S P |
| Edition |
col(onia) Pr(ima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) metr(opolis) p(rovinciae) S(yriae) P(alaestinae)
|
| Translation |
the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis of the province of Syria Palaestina |
| Reverse design |
Decius, radiate, riding on galloping horse right, holding transverse spear |
| Metal |
copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter |
31 mm |
| Average weight |
20.95 g |
| Axis |
1, 2 |
| Reference |
Kadman II 149 |
| Specimens |
2 (1 in the core collections) |
