Æ27 - Trajan Decius ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P

€2.00
IssuerRhesaena (Mesopotamia)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight12.45 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#1579
Obverse descriptionRadiate and cuirassed bust of Decius, left, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΙ ΜΕϹ ΚΥ ΤΡΑ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus)
Reverse descriptionPriest ploughing with two oxen, right, holding staff; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; in exergue, wreath between two palms
Reverse script
Reverse letteringϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P
(Translation: the Septimian colony of Rhesaenians, 3rd Parthian legion)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID5100904190
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