Æ28 - Trajan Decius ϹΕΠ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P

€2.00
IssuerRhesaena (Mesopotamia)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight12.33 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#1558
Obverse descriptionLaureate head of Decius, right, with traces of drapery
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΙ ΜΕϹ ΚΥ ΤΡΑ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus)
Reverse descriptionTemple (with roof) seen in perspective enclosing eagle with closed wings; in exergue, river god (Chaboras) swimming between two palms
Reverse script
Reverse letteringϹΕΠ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P
(Translation: the Septimian colony of Rhesaenians, 3rd Parthian legion)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID6311443410
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