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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3261243, member: 87200&quot;]Here&#039;s a Trajan Decius antoninianus. The portrait is very detailed and the reverse very finely struck. Of course, we all know that Decius was the first Roman emperor to die on the field against one of the empire&#039;s foes, in this case the Goths.</p><p><br /></p><p>During his short reign the empire&#039;s problems mounted and we move into the time frame where the crisis of the 3rd century indeed became acute, socially, economically, militarily, and politically. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of the coin portrays Abundantia, a goddess that was the divine personification of abundance and prosperity. She was among the embodiments of virtues in religious propaganda that cast the emperor as the ensurer of &#039;Golden Age&#039; conditions. </p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan Decius A.D. 249-251</p><p>AR Antoninianus, 4.1 grams, 23 mm</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAJANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Reverse: ABVND ANTIA AVG; Abundantia standing right, emptying cornucopiae held in both hands.</p><p>Reference: RIC IVc 10b, p. 121</p><p>From: the Arnoldoe collection</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857966[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]857968[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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