Tetradrachm - Trajan Decius ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC; Antioch
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Features
| Issuer |
Antioch on the Orontes
(Syria Coele)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 249-250 |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bilon |
| Weight | 11.06 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 328363 |
| References | RPC Online IX# 1655 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , Prieur# 529 Michel Prieur, Karin Prieur; 2000. A Type Corpus of the Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and Their Fractions from 57 BC to AD 253. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Richard G. McAlee. The coins of Roman Antioch. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (3 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Bust of Trajan Decius right, laureate, draped, cuirassed, four dots under the neck.
Script: grecki
Lettering:
AYT K Γ ME KΥ ΔEKIOC TPAIANOC CEB
••••
Unabridged legend: Αυτοκράτορο Καίσαρος Γάιος Μέσσιος Κουίντος Δέκιος Τραϊανός Σεβαστός
Reverse
(en) Eagle standing right on palm, wings spread, holding wreath in beak, legend around.
Scripts: grecki, łaciński
Lettering:
ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC
S C
Unabridged legend:
Δημαρχ Εξουσιας
Senatus Consulto
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (249-250) | |||||||||||||||
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