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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4521591, member: 57495"]I bought this DACIA because of the obverse portrait. The reverse die used, unfortunately, was on its last legs. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1120217[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>TRAJAN DECIUS</b></p><p>AR Antoninianus. 4.91g, 21.4mm. Rome mint, AD 249-250. RIC 12b; Cohen 16. O: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: DACIA, Dacia standing left holding staff topped with a wolf-like head (Draco).</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I bought this other DACIA, because of the early TRA DEC legend, and because I thought it was novel that Dacia here holds a regular standard rather than her usual Draco. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1120218[/ATTACH]<b>TRAJAN DECIUS</b></p><p>AR Antoninianus. 4.26g, 22.8mm. Rome mint, AD 251. RIC 36a (rare); Cohen 25. O: IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: DACIA, Dacia standing left holding military standard.<i> </i></p><p><i>Ex Behnen Collection (purchased from Jonathan Kern, 2 Nov 2001)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>One of these days, I'll have to get one with a proper reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4521591, member: 57495"]I bought this DACIA because of the obverse portrait. The reverse die used, unfortunately, was on its last legs. [ATTACH=full]1120217[/ATTACH] [B]TRAJAN DECIUS[/B] AR Antoninianus. 4.91g, 21.4mm. Rome mint, AD 249-250. RIC 12b; Cohen 16. O: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: DACIA, Dacia standing left holding staff topped with a wolf-like head (Draco). Then I bought this other DACIA, because of the early TRA DEC legend, and because I thought it was novel that Dacia here holds a regular standard rather than her usual Draco. [ATTACH=full]1120218[/ATTACH][B]TRAJAN DECIUS[/B] AR Antoninianus. 4.26g, 22.8mm. Rome mint, AD 251. RIC 36a (rare); Cohen 25. O: IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: DACIA, Dacia standing left holding military standard.[I] Ex Behnen Collection (purchased from Jonathan Kern, 2 Nov 2001) [/I] One of these days, I'll have to get one with a proper reverse.[/QUOTE]
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