RPC IX, 2070

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2070
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C C M(E)S Q TRA DECIVS AVG
Nominative Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL PR F AVG F C CAES METR P
Reverse design Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference BMC 156–7, Kadman II 146
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1613 BMC 156
2 2     L: 1908,0110.1614 BMC 157, pl. IV.5, rev.
3 3     ✸ B: 1246/1912
4 4     O
5 5     IMJ: 78.02165
6 6     IMJ: 78.02228
7 7     CNG EA 208, 8 Apr. 2009, lot 301
8 8     MünzZentrum Rheinland 167, 4 Sept. 2013, lot 241 = CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1221