| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/2084
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| Volume |
IX |
| Number |
2084 |
| Province |
Syria Palaestina
|
| Region |
Samaria
|
| City |
Caesarea Maritima
|
| Reign |
Trajan Decius
|
| Person (obv.) |
Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)
|
| Obverse inscription |
(C) MES Q EREN ETRVSCO DECIO CAES |
| Edition |
C(aio) Mes(sio) Q(uinto) <H>eren(nio) Etrusco Decio Caes(ari)
|
| Translation |
to Gaius Messius Quintus Herennius Etruscus Decius Caesar |
| Obverse design |
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from front |
| Reverse inscription |
COL PR F AV(G) F C CAES MET S P |
| Edition |
Col(onia) Pr(ima) F(lavia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) met(ropolis) S(yriae) P(alaestinae)
|
| Translation |
the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix Concordia, Caesarea, metropolis of Syria Palaestina |
| Reverse design |
Etruscus riding on galloping horse, right, holding transverse spear; below, at right, small figure of enemy |
| Metal |
copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter |
25 mm |
| Average weight |
15.36 g |
| Axis |
6, 12 |
| Reference |
BMC 181, Kadman II 180 |
| Specimens |
5 (2 in the core collections) |
