RIC IV Trajan Decius 225

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 251

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Hostilian, AD 251, catalogued as RIC IV Trajan Decius 225. Obverse: Bust of Hostilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Securitas, draped, standing front, head right, resting right hand on head and resting left elbow on column. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Hostilian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Hostilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Securitas, draped, standing front, head right, resting right hand on head and resting left elbow on column
Obverse legend
IMP CAE C VAL HOS MES QVINTVS AVG
Reverse legend
SECVRITAS AVGG S C

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.tr_d.225
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Trajan Decius 225
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.tr_d.225

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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