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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3910943, member: 19463&quot;]I know I qualify as &#039;no fun&#039; but it is just plain wrong to refer to Trajan Decius simply as Trajan.&nbsp; Trajan was emperor a century and a half before Trajan Decius and one of the most significant of all Roman emperors.&nbsp; Decius was an interesting guy but one who would struggle to make the top twenty when it comes to historical or numismatic interest. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the record: Impulse buying is the best way to go IMHO.&nbsp; You need to buy coins when they appear on the market and are priced as you can afford.&nbsp; Going to a coin show or reading an auction catalog with one and only one possible purchase in mind will cause you to miss out on things you will have a lot of trouble finding if and when you ever decide to look for one.&nbsp; This Decius is a very nice coin in many ways.&nbsp; I am glad it found a way to make you unable to resist.&nbsp; There are several variations on the Dacia type.&nbsp; This one is Dacia Felix.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030795[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Below is the one I bought as an upgrade due to the reverse detail.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030793[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The one it replaced had a better portrait IMO but weaker reverse.&nbsp; t went unsold in a JAZ and AMCC sale.&nbsp; It seems people are picky about Draco heads.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030794[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If your reading of Sayles IV makes you impulsive in a Decius direction, he issued quite a few attractive provincials.</p><p>Antioch AR tetradrachm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030796[/ATTACH] </p><p>Most popular may be the Viminacium Colonial with Latin legends.&nbsp; The city goddess is protected by the bull and lion symbols of the legions stationed there.&nbsp; Be careful, Provincials can be very addictive.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1030798[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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