Roman Empire - Provincial - SYRIA. Seleucis and Pieria.
Trajan Decius, 249-251. Silver Tetradrachm (10,27 g. 28 mm. )

AVTOK K ΓAI ME KVIN ΔEKKIOC CEB Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, five pellets (officina 5) below

ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC around, S C in exergue, Eagle with spread wings standing left on palm branch, holding wreath in beak.

RPC 1616 (3 spec.). McAlee 1106e (Ex. Rare). Prieur 507 (2 spec.)

Scarce early misspelling of Decius' name, ΔEKKIOC with two Ks instead of just one. Rare with five pellets under the bust, possibly only the fourth recorded specimen with eagle left on the reverse. From the same obverse die as the examples illustrated by both McAlee and Prieur; the same die was also used with the type Eagle standing right, as shown by the illustrated specimen of Prieur 508.

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