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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 907470, member: 19463&quot;]Trajan Decius is one of the more interesting of the 3rd century emperors.&nbsp; His coins have a lot going for them that make him a popular specialty.&nbsp; He has some interesting types (including the DIVO series!).&nbsp; He issued coins in a wider than normal range of denominations including a magnificent double sestertius.&nbsp; He was the last emperor to issue a semis (half as).&nbsp; He issued coins from more than one mint if you believe some scholars but the final word on where and how some coins were made is not a certainty yet.&nbsp; His silver is still pretty good looking compared to the more porous billon look that got worse fast shortly after his death.&nbsp; In a historical sense, he had some interesting points as well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll link my write up on my favorite coin of Decius - the one I would keep if I could have just one but that&#039;s ridiculous; coins of Decius are common and not expensive.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac51dec.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac51dec.html" rel="nofollow">http://dougsmith.ancients.info/feac51dec.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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