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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2672279, member: 19463&quot;]I like Decius so I&#039;ll show some coins not everyone might have seen.&nbsp; Those who only want to see perfect coins should leave now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some late coins of Decius used extremely abbreviated legends.&nbsp; There was a time that experts assigned these to a separate mint but current thinking returns them to Rome at the end of the reign.&nbsp; IDK. They are not common.&nbsp; This one reads IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG / GEN ILLYRICI with Genius standing.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]595361[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Decius is famous for his large double sestertii.&nbsp; Some were huge and gorgeous but others were, like mine, a bit trashy.&nbsp; 32.5g is large but not double a normal sestertius. Doubles are known from under 25g to about 44g.&nbsp; Workmanship in every regard is as varied as you can get.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]595362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I also have a &#039;Sestertius&#039; that weighs only 11.2g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]595363[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...which might make you think of a large dupondius if it had a radiate crown and the fact that my &#039;normal&#039; dupondius weighs 7.5g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]595366[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...but also there is this 18.1g sestertius.&nbsp; I have seen some at 24g which is awfully close to the lightest double.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]595371[/ATTACH]</p><p>I mentioned the need to read the histories of this period carefully.&nbsp; Studying the coins suggests a similar need for care.&nbsp; Decius bronzes are not for people who worship their scales.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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