RPC IX, 2098

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2098
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C (C) M Q TRA(IANVS) DECIVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) C(aius) M(essius) Q(uintus) Traianus Decius Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL P F AV F C CAES METR(OP)
Edition col(onia) P(rima) F(lavia) Au(gusta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) metr(o)p(olis)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix(?) Concordia(?), Caesarea, metropolis
Reverse design turreted bust of Fortuna, right, with drapery on shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.61 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference BMC 166, Kadman II 125
Specimens 22 (7 in the core collections)

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