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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 4690121, member: 87404&quot;]I agree, these too are equally as interesting, and a bit less common than the Viminacium colony coinage.&nbsp; I have 2 rough ones:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_220445228.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Philip the Arab, Ruled 244-249 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Provincia Dacia</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 248/249 AD (RY 3)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: PROV-INCI-A DACIA, Dacia standing facing, head left, holding curved sword and vexillum inscribed XIII; before her to left, vexillum inscribed V; at her feet, eagle to left, lion to right;, AN III below (RY 3 = 248/249 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">Reference: Varbanov 11</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 14.5g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Note: The eagle and the lion were emblems of the two legions V (Legio V Macedonica) and XIII (Legio XIII Gemina) who were stationed in the area.</i></font></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_220229748.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><i><font size="3"><b>Trajan Decius, Ruled 249-251 AD</b></font></i></p><p><i><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Provincia Dacia</b></font></i></p><p><i><font size="3"><b>Struck 250/251 AD (RY 5)</b></font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Reverse: PROVIN-CIA DACIA, Dacia standing with head to the left holding a bundle of rice in right hand over eagle with wreath in mouth, and scepter in left hand over lion, AN V below (RY 5 = 250/251 AD).</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Reference: Moushmov 11</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Size: 28mm, 13.6g</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3"><i>Note: The eagle and the lion were emblems of the two legions V (Legio V Macedonica) and XIII (Legio XIII Gemina) who were stationed in the area.</i></font></i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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