RPC IX, 2074

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2074
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Herennia Etruscilla (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG
Edition <H>erennia Etruscilla Aug(usta)
Translation Herennia Etruscilla Augusta
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Etruscilla, right
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 Bacchus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 16.73 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Kadman II 167
Specimens 9 (1 in the core collections)

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