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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3588902, member: 85693&quot;]Gosh Ken, your definition of &quot;humble&quot; is, in my collection, FDC!&nbsp; A very attractive coin - the scowling portrait is fantastic. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have several square ones - this first is Trebonianus Gallus - it is in awful condition, but it has an attractive green patina which (somewhat) makes up for it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]958749[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trebonianus Gallus</b> <b>Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(251-253 A.D.)</b></p><p>[IMP CAES C VIBIVSTR]EBON[IANVS GALLVS AVG], laureate, draped and</p><p>cuirassed bust right / [PIETAS AVGG], S-C, Pietas standing facing, altar to left.</p><p>RIC 117a; Sear 9676</p><p>(16.70 grams / 24 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Trajan Decius DACIA is quite a bit better - and very square.&nbsp; I thought it was interesting that the reverse legend is arranged almost vertically - as if the celator was allowing for the squared-off flans:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]958748[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trajan Decius&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius </b></p><p><b>(251 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right / DACIA</p><p>S-C, Dacia standing left, holding standard.</p><p>RIC 113a, Cohen 28</p><p>(18.73 grams / 29 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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