Æ26 - Trajan Decius ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P

€2.00
IssuerRhesaena (Mesopotamia)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight10.90 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#1589
Obverse descriptionRadiate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus 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, an other 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 ID8907999740
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