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Æ29 - Trajan Decius ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Samos (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, facing right, set upon a crescent. The empress is depicted with her characteristic elaborate coiffure, the diadem clearly rendered above the brow. The circumferential Greek legend runs around the periphery of the field. The portrait displays the provincial style typical of the Ionian mint of Samos, with bold relief and expressive modelling. |
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| Reverse description | Tetrastyle temple in frontal elevation, with four columns supporting an architrave and pediment rendered in perspective; within the intercolumniation stands the cult statue of Samian Hera facing front, wearing a kalathos (cylindrical headdress) and adorned with hanging fillets or ribbons. The composition reflects the venerable sanctuary of Hera on Samos, one of the most celebrated cult sites of the ancient Greek world. The ethnic legend ϹΑΜΙΩΝ appears in the field or exergue, identifying the issuing civic authority. |
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| Mintage | ND (249-251) |
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