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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 5388074, member: 87404"]I got this Decius at a good deal and it's in pretty decent condition, but what appears to be a double strike (or a hammer hop and die shift) on obverse mucks up his portrait a bit. It has some redeeming qualities though like it's unique legend and bust type.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114526858.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114526858.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114526858.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Trajan Decius, Ruled 249-252 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Stuck 249/250 AD, Rome</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRAI AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right, slight drapery on far shoulder, viewed from the front.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, S-C across fields.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC 108a (var cuirassed, front bust)</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 20.8g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Scarce obverse legend and a rare bust type.</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>cf: Triskeles Auction, Sale 16 (6/3/2016), Lot #299</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>This Domitian is pretty rough and scarred, but in the right light, that ugliness melts away. </p><p><font size="3"><i><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180925_000341686.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180925_000341686.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180925_000341686.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></i></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Domitian, Ruled 81-96 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Dupondius, Struck 87 AD, Rome Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER P P, Head of Domitian, radiate, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium, S-C across field.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC II 540</font></p><p><font size="3"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 5388074, member: 87404"]I got this Decius at a good deal and it's in pretty decent condition, but what appears to be a double strike (or a hammer hop and die shift) on obverse mucks up his portrait a bit. It has some redeeming qualities though like it's unique legend and bust type. [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114526858.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114526858.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Trajan Decius, Ruled 249-252 AD[/B] [B]AE Sestertius, Stuck 249/250 AD, Rome[/B] Obverse: IMP CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRAI AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right, slight drapery on far shoulder, viewed from the front. Reverse: VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, S-C across fields. References: RIC 108a (var cuirassed, front bust) Size: 29mm, 20.8g [I]Scarce obverse legend and a rare bust type.[/I] [I]cf: Triskeles Auction, Sale 16 (6/3/2016), Lot #299[/I] [I][/I][/SIZE] This Domitian is pretty rough and scarred, but in the right light, that ugliness melts away. [SIZE=3][I][URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180925_000341686.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180925_000341686.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL][/I] [B]Domitian, Ruled 81-96 AD AE Dupondius, Struck 87 AD, Rome Mint[/B] Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER P P, Head of Domitian, radiate, right. Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium, S-C across field. References: RIC II 540 [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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