What is RIC IV Trajan Decius 59?

RIC IV Trajan Decius 59 is a coin of Trajan Decius (249 AD-251 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. IV no. IV Trajan Decius 59.

How do you identify RIC IV Trajan Decius 59?

The obverse depicts Büste der Herennia Etruscilla mit Diadem nach r.; hinter der Büste eine Mondsichel. with the inscription HER ETRVSCILLA AVG. The reverse depicts Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand with the inscription PVDICITIA AVG.

Trajan Decius coin, Pudicitia reverse (RIC IV 59)

Obverse

Reverse

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Archäologie

Catalog Reference

RIC IV Trajan Decius 59

Ruler

Trajan Decius

Date

249 AD-251 AD

Mint

Rome

Weight

3.05g

Diameter

20mm

Die Axis

8 h

Manufacturing

struck

Obverse

HER ETRVSCILLA AVG

Büste der Herennia Etruscilla mit Diadem nach r.; hinter der Büste eine Mondsichel.

Reverse

PVDICITIA AVG

Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand

About This Type

This RIC IV Trajan Decius 59 is a coin of Trajan Decius (249 AD-251 AD), struck at the Rome mint. The reverse depicts Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand.

About the Rome Mint

The Rome mint was the principal mint of the Roman state from the Republic through the fall of the Western Empire. It produced the vast majority of gold and silver coinage and was the only mint for much of the first and second centuries AD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is RIC IV Trajan Decius 59?: RIC IV Trajan Decius 59 is a coin of Trajan Decius (249 AD-251 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. IV no. IV Trajan Decius 59.
How do you identify RIC IV Trajan Decius 59?: The obverse depicts Büste der Herennia Etruscilla mit Diadem nach r.; hinter der Büste eine Mondsichel. with the inscription HER ETRVSCILLA AVG. The reverse depicts Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand with the inscription PVDICITIA AVG.