Sons of Decius

oh man, i still don't have one of either one of these guys. that HE looks super! but those big viminacium AEs are nice in hand aren't they?


here's a nice tet of dad...






Trajanus Decius 249-251 AD SYRIA. Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. AE Tetradrachm.
Obv: AYTOK K ΓAI ME KYIN ΔEKKIOC CEB. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC / S C. Eagle standing left on palm branch. Prieur 500, 27 mm 11.8 g

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

When I fill it, I plan to migrate the pages over a couple more albums. RE has not really been my focus...but I am beginning to realize that I have a bit of money in that book...

 

I like the Otho but remain amazed at how different his portrait is fron those found on denarii. The reverse reminds me of my Galba from the same mint. The poor billon makes me less a fan of these but I certainly would like one as nice as the Otho.


In the later period, I am fond of my younger Philip II of Antioch but, again, the metal keeps it from being a favorite coin.

 

That was another reason I didn't get a Tet. of his. Portrait looks nothing like the denarii of his.


Otho (69 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP - Bare head right.
R: SECVRITAS PR - Securitas standing left, holding wreath and scepter
Rome Mint, Feb- Mar. 69 A.D.
18mm
3.2g
RIC 8, BMC 18, S 2162, C 17

 

I am happy with the Tet... fills the slot, and it has a lot going on with the obv/rev. I thought it was cool being from Alexandria. Besides, Otho was Emperor for only 3 months, so it was easy for the die-cutter to interpret his own image for Otho! LOL

 

Me as the the tets man can not stay behind of course..
See also one other I required a while back, a Caracalla from Rhesaena.
have a nice evening, do not buy too much )

 

oo full size

 

I know not alot about these tets, I had always assumed they were billon rather than silver? Do I take it that like all other billon issues, the silver content can vary considerably and therefore the coins state of preservation also depends due to the level of silver? How big are they...weight wise.

 

These are all billon examples, unless I missed a true silver post so YES....

That's my take on it ...I'd guess the silver ratio is probably 60-40 on the better types and less than 50-50 on the lesser examples...but that's just a guess.

 

I have this silver Tet of Trajan Decius. It was struck in Antioch. Prieur 520. BMC 578.

 

Nice to look at all these nice coin posts, after a long day of blowing debris from clients properties.

 

My Herennius Etruscus as Caesar, son of Trajan Decius 249-251AD

 

At 50-50 silver coins still look more silver than the tets I have seen. That is the average attributed to denarii of Septimius. Certainly there is a variation in mix but I think a lot of the variations we see are factors of preservation as much as mixture. I don't claim my Decius to be better silver but I'd never call it billon either. Does someone know of a test of the content of these coins? I'm not comfortable with eyeball guesses I might make without better calibration of the 'equipment'. Like JA's beautiful Herennius Etruscus that started this thread, mine is a three dot workshop product. They did good work.

 

My T.D. has a strong silver look to it.


Trajan Decius (249 - 251 A.D.)
Billon Tetradrachm
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria
O: AYT K Γ ME KY TPAIANOC ΔEKIOC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; Z below.
R: ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC / S C. Eagle standing left on palm branch, wreath in beak.
26mm
11.5g
Prieur 548

 

<Finally sinks in...> HEY, I know that Hostilian!!!

I also have his brother, Herennius Etruscus...

Roman Empire
ERENNIUS ETRUSCUS. (AD 251)
Rome mint
Obv: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C
Radiate, draped bust right.
Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
Prince standing left, holding transverse scepter and baton.
Ref: RIC 142b

 

I have their Father also...

Roman Empire
Traianus Decius
249-251 CE
AR Antoninianus
Obv: IMP CM Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust r.
Rev: DACIA, Dacia draped and diademed facing, standing, holding standard with wolf's head on top in right hand
Ref: RIC IV C 12b
Ex: @seth77

 

Wow, fantastic assortment of coins, gang ...

Ummm, here is my contribution to this cool thread

Trajan "Big Daddy" Decius, AR Tetradrachm


Herennius "Who's your Daddy" Etruscus, AR Antoniniaus
Herennius Etruscus & simpulum,lituus



=> oh, and I may as well toss-in the thread's missing link as well, eh?

Herennia "Sweet Momma" Etruscilla, AR Antoninianus
Herennia Etruscilla & Pudicitia