This issue depicts the two Pannoniae, personifications of Upper and Lower Pannonia. It was issued in the as, dupondius, sestertius, and antoninianus denominations. Pannonia was a large region to the west of Dacia which formed much of the north-western part of the Balkan peninsula. The territory roughly comprised present-day western Hungary and parts of eastern Austria, as well as portions of several Balkan states, primarily Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia (Vojvodina). The Pannonians were mainly Illyrians, but there were some Celts in the western part of the province. It is the orange area in the upper left corner of this map: The Roman conquest of the area began in 35 BC under Octavian and was completed in 14 BC with the capture of Sirmium. Pannonia was organized as a separate province in AD 9 and garrisoned with three legions. Trajan divided the province about AD 106 into two parts. The western and northern districts constituted Pannonia Superior, while the southern and eastern districts comprised Pannonia Inferior. The division of this region into two parts is personified by two female figures on a variety of coins of Trajan Decius. Decius owed a lot of gratitude to the Pannonians; they were the first to proclaim his election to the purple, and it was to the fidelity and bravery of the Pannonian legions that he owed his victory over Philip. Post your coins depicting personifications of geographical areas, Pannonia, or anything you feel is relevant! Trajan Decius AD 249-251. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.78 g, 21.5 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 250. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: PANNONIAE, the two Pannoniae standing left and right; each raising right hand; the one on the right holds a standard in her left hand and there is a vertical standard behind the one on the left. Refs: RIC 21b; Cohen 86; RCV 9378; Hunter 16. Trajan Decius AD 249-251. Roman Æ sestertius, 15.11 g, 29.4 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 250. Obv: IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: PANNONIAE S C, the two Pannoniae standing left and right; each raising right hand; the one on the right holds a standard in her left hand and there is a vertical standard behind the one on the left. Refs: RIC 124a; Cohen 87; Sear 9407; Hunter 54.
Nice coins and write up, RC. I have a Pannonia sestertius of Trajan Decius - still no silver though. Trajan Decius Æ Sestertius Rome Mint (249-251 A.D.) IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right / PANNO[NIA]E S-C, the two Pannoniae standing side by side, holding standards. RIC 124a; Cohen 87. (14.76 grams / 26 mm) Here's Trajan Decius with Illyria and Dacia personifications - both the bronzes have those crude square flans:
@Roman Collector, Great sestertius! Here is another Antoninianus with Pannoniae. Trajan Decius, AD 249-251, Antoninianus, Rome. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: PANNONIAE, the two veiled Pannoniae standing side by side right hands raised, looking away from each other, the one on the right holds a standard on a diagonal in her left hand and there is a vertical standard behind the one on the left Ref: RIC 21b
Here is another two-Pannoniae of Trajan Decius, much like the OP coin but with the two facing each other and shaking hands. 22 mm. 3.30 grams. 6:00 die axis. RIC 26 "S". ex Berk 33 (Sept. 6, 1984), lot 165.
The first below is special by being struck on a Geta denarius thus doubling its value. like Valentinian's but with the short form obverse TRA DEC
The two hitchhikers TRAJAN DECIUS AE Sestertius OBVERSE: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: PANNONIAE The two Pannoniae, veiled and draped, standing to front, turning left and right, away from one another, each holding standard outwards Struck at Rome, 249-51 AD 18.20 g, 30.1mm RIC-IV_iii, 124; Cohen-87 TRAJAN DECIUS AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP CM Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REVERSE: PANNONIAE The two Pannoniae, veiled and draped, standing to front, turning left and right, away from one another, each holding standard outwards Struck at Rome, 249-51 AD 3.7 g, 20.8mm RIC-IV_iii,21b; Cohen-86
Nice coins, everyone. I very much like the reverse variety on these and wonder whether the Pannoniae shaking hands or turning away from each other was meant to communicate any specific message to contemporary people. Maybe something like "the province is divided up but stays united in the Empire"? Trajan Decius, Roman Empire, antoninian, 249–251 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, bust of Trajan Decius, draped and radiate, r. Rev: PANNONIAE, the two Pannoniae standing, holding standards. 23mm, 4.14g. Ref: RIC IV,3 Trajan Decius 21b. Ex Warren Esty; ex PMV Inc., "Late Summer List" 1982, lot 94; ex Dorset County Museum.
