Æ39 - Trajan Decius ΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ Β ΑΡΧ Α ΤΟ Β Κ ϹΤΕΦΑΝΗΦ, ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerMaeonia (Conventus of Sardis)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight22.72 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#725
Obverse descriptionLaureate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑ Κ Γ Μ Κ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus)
Reverse descriptionNude Dionysus seated in biga drawn by panthers, left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; behind panthers, maenad dancing, facing, head, right, holding a tympanum in each hand
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ Β ΑΡΧ Α ΤΟ Β Κ ϹΤΕΦΑΝΗΦ, ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
(Translation: under Aurelius Apphianos II, first archon for the second time and stephanephoros, of the Maeonians)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID7998116170
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