Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus. 249-251 AD. OBV: IMP C Q M TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right. REV: PANNONIAE, Twin Pannoniae, veiled, standing front, both looking left, each wearing robe reaching to feet and holding standard, both raising hand. REF: RIC 23 Valiant Knight told me he was selling some of his coins so I took a look and saw this very nice Trajan Decius. Just had to have it. This is his photo in the cardboard flip. I haven't had a chance to reshoot a photo. This brings me up to 92 Roman Imperial rulers.
The hitch-hikers. Very nice. Why is VK selling off his Ancients? Hopefully he's keeping on with the hobby. TRAJAN DECIUS AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP CM Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REVERSE: PANNONIAE The two Pannoniae, veiled and draped, standing to front, turning left and right, away from one another, each holding standard outwards Struck at Rome, 249-51 AD 3.7 g, 20.8mm RIC-IV_iii,21b; Cohen-86 TRAJAN DECIUS AE Sestertius OBVERSE: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: PANNONIAE The two Pannoniae, veiled and draped, standing to front, turning left and right, away from one another, each holding standard outwards Struck at Rome, 249-51 AD 18.20 g, 30.1mm RIC-IV_iii, 124; Cohen-87
that's a nice lookin' "other trajan" GG. if was VK i don't think i would have parted with that little number. sweet obverse strike.
Woooweee => man, that's a sweet addition, Gil-galad (congrats) Ummm, I also have a fairly sweet example ... Trajan Decius AR Tetradrachm 249-251 AD
Very nice coins, Bing. I think he's selling a few of his coins to get some others. He ain't quitting as far as I know. Here are a few that he has left to sell. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=192404
Very nice Syrian Tetradrachm. I've been wanting one of those but they are usually too expensive for me.
'Tis true, right now I need to sacrifice some victims so that others may find their way to the wondrous world that is my collection. And I have a few left as indicated in the link, so if you all will please form a single line... I probably wouldn't have parted with it if the reverse was stronger, but nonetheless it is still a very nice coin especially in hand, and I'm glad to see it go to a coin-friend (I'd rather it be that way for any coin that I happen to sell).
Here's my contribution. One has to love the history: Always good to review that murky Third Century. Chalk up one for the Goths (at the Battle of Arbritus). guy
TRAJAN DECIUS AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REVERSE: VBERITAS AVG - Uberitas standing left, holding purse and cornucopia Struck at Rome, 250 AD 3.5g, 20mm RIC 28b, C 105 TRAJAN DECIUS AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP CM Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REVERSE: GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius standing left with patera & cornucopiae; standard at right Struck at Rome, 249 AD 4.30 g, 20.1mm RIC-IV_iii, 16c
Decius was an 'interesting' looking man (like Galba and Nerva). His portraits vary a lot but one of my favorites is a fourree. Another is silver but may not be the common mint. Is it official?
Trajan Decius definitely has a lot of nice looking coin issues. I like the ones all you guys posted. Other than the coin you posted, I don't recall seeing a fouree before for Trajan Decius.
