Featured This is NOT a donkey head!

yes rare ! , is the only one here ,
the degree of rarity reported to the 4100 coins hoard described above :

3 coins-RIC 2b compared to 56 coins-RIC 12b

 

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Ah! Thank you.

 

Glad I found this thread, was wondering myself if that really was a donkey's head mounted to the staff. Some lovely examples in this thread as well, here's my contribution!

Higher res image:
https://i.imgur.com/uggPMvX.jpg

 

Adding another draco:

Trajan Decius (249-251 AD), AR Antoninianus, Rome mint, AD 250-51, Sear 9368 (3.5 g, 21 mm)

Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right

Reverse: DACIA, Dacia standing left, holding Dacian standard surmounted by wolf's head (Draco)

 

I forgot to share before, I made a little 360° video of my coin so you can get some depth-perspective of Dacia and her staff

https://streamable.com/9wmd1p

Trajan Decius; 249-251 AD, Rome, Antoninianus, 4.37g. RIC-12b, C-16. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust radiate, cuirassed r. Rx: D - ACIA Dacia standing l. holding staff surmounted by ass's head. From the Philip Ashton Collection, acquired from Alex Malloy, December 1999​

 

Wow! What a bold strike, with crisp details on the figure of Dacia!

 

It’s good that this coin is so availible that even I’ve got one. And good to hear the explanation for the reverse too, thanks RC!