RIC IV Trajan Decius 223B

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 251

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

As in bronze struck at Rome under Hostilian, AD 251, catalogued as RIC IV Trajan Decius 223B. Obverse: Bust of Hostilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on spoils, holding Victory in right hand and spear in left hand; at feet, shield. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Bronze
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: As

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Hostilian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Hostilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on spoils, holding Victory in right hand and spear in left hand; at feet, shield
Obverse legend: IMP CAE C VAL HOS MES QVINTVS AVG
Reverse legend: ROMAE AETERNAE S C

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.tr_d.223B
Catalogue reference: RIC IV Trajan Decius 223B
Type corpus identifier: ric.4.tr_d.223B

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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