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Æ26 - Trajan Decius ACTIA DVSARIA COL METR BOSTRENORVM
| Issuer | Bostra (Arabia) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC IX#2212 |
| Obverse description | Confronted busts of the two Caesars: at left, the radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian faces right (seen from the front), while at right, the laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus faces left (seen from the rear). The obverse legend encircles the jugate portrait group, naming both co-rulers in the nominative case. The confronted bust type is characteristic of provincial bronze coinage of the Trajanic Decius period. |
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| Reverse description | Within a laurel wreath, three baetyls of the Nabataean god Dusares are depicted on a raised platform: a tall central baetyl flanked by two smaller lateral baetyls. The large central baetyl is surmounted by a stack of flat stones, while each of the smaller baetyls bears a single flat stone atop it. The sacred stone idols allude to the Actia Dusaria festival celebrated at Bostra. The reverse legend, distributed around the wreath, identifies the issuing city and the occasion for the coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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