Æ25 - Trajan Decius ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P

€2.00
IssuerRhesaena (Mesopotamia)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight11.40 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#1588
Obverse descriptionRadiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus)
Reverse descriptionTyche standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; at left, palm; sometimes at right, another palm
Reverse script
Reverse letteringϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P
(Translation: the Septimian colony of Rhesaenians, 3rd Parthian legion)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID6589206620
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