RPC IX, 1859


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Coin type
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Volume	IX
Number	1859
Province	Syria Phoenice
Region	Syria
City	Paltus
Reign	Trajan Decius
Person (obv.)	Trajan Decius (Augustus)
Issue	Year ΗΦ = 508
Dating	AD 250
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ
Nominative	Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΠΑΛΤΗΝΩΝ, ΗΦ
Reverse design	Poseidon standing left, on short column, holding dolphin(?) and trident, left foot on rock
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	26 mm
Reference	Meyer-Zwiffelhoffer —
Specimens	1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links	1: same obv. die as 1860/1–10, 1861/1–2. 1: same rev. die as 1862/1.

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			Beirut-AUB: 241		26	12.94			Show