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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1853,1215.28
Description
Copper alloy coin; pierced for suspension.
(whole)
Bust of Trajan Decius, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from back.
(obverse)
Founder ploughing right with yoke of oxen; above, eagle standing facing on palm, head left, wings spread; in exergue, swimming river god.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Decius
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
249-251
Production place
Minted in:
Rhesaena (historic)
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
pierced
Dimensions
Die-axis:
5 o'clock
Diameter:
24.50 millimetres
Weight:
12.46 grammes
(holed)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Arabia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene)
(10, p.127)
SNG Copenhagen / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols)
(250)
(type)
Castelin 1946 / The Coinage of Rhesaena in Mesopotamia
(106)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
ceremony/ritual
ploughing
bird
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Decius
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev Bryan Faussett
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
Purchased through:
Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date
1853
Acquisition notes
Faussett sale, Sotheby's, 3/12/1853 lot 10.
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1853,1215.28
C&M catalogue number
GC28 (BMC Greek (Arabia))
(127)
(10)