Æ39 - Trajan Decius ΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΚΕ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α ΚΑΙ ϹΤΕΦΑΝΗ, ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerMaeonia (Conventus of Sardis)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight24.69 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IX#726
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 descriptionDionysus holding thyrsus and Ariadne holding branch and grapes, both seated in biga drawn by panthers, right; above, Eros flying right, holding torch
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠ ΑΥΡ ΑΠΦΙΑΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΚΕ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ ΑΡΧ Α ΚΑΙ ϹΤΕΦΑΝΗ, ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
(Translation: under Aurelius Apphianos II, also called Atheniaos, first archon and stephanephoros, of the Maeonians)
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Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID3177579000
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