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Æ22 - Trajan Decius ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟ, ΗΞϹ

Features

Issuer Anazarbus (Cilicia)
Emperor Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251)
Hostilian (Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus) (251)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 250
Composition Bronze
Weight 7.29 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
571982
References RPC Online IX# 1480
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ΓΑΙ ΟΥ ΟϹ ΜΕϹ ΚΥΙΝΤΟϹ ΚΑΙ

Unabridged legend: Γάϊος Οὐάλης Ὁστιλιανὸς Μέσσιος Κύϊντος Καῖσαρ

Translation: Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Caesar

Reverse

Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus

Lettering: ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟ, ΗΞϹ

Unabridged legend: Ἀναζάρβου μητροπόλεως ηξσʹ

Translation: of Anazarbus, metropolis, 268

Mint

Anazarbus, Cilicia Pedias, Turkey

Comments

Ziegler, Anazarbos, 742

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