RPC IX, 2109

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 2109
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Trajan Decius
Person (obv.) Hostilian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription HOSTILIANO QVINTO C(AES)
Edition Hostiliano Quinto Caes(ari)
Translation to Hostilian Quintus Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL P F AV F C CAES METR(O)P
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 21 mm
Average weight 7.81 g
Axis 1, 6, 7
Reference BMC 198, Kadman II 188
Specimens 19 (7 in the core collections)

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