Bronze Coin of Trajan Decius, Tarsus. 1944.100.55057

Physical Description

• Axis: 6

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 21.875
  • Diameter (in mm): 32

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Authority: Trajan Decius
  • State: Roman Empire

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Tarsus
  • Region: Cilicia

• Obverse

  • Legend: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Γ ΜΕΣ ΚΥΙΝ ΔΕΚΙΟΣ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΣ Π Π
  • Type: Trajan Decius bust r.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΤΑΡΣΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
  • Type: Perseus stg. holding harpe and statuette of Apollo Lykeoius; fisherman stg. r. with fish on rod

References

• Reference: RPC IX, 1350

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.55057
• Lot: 1944.100
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Roman--Provincial

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined