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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8240106, member: 110226&quot;]Nice pick up, Al.&nbsp; Decius tetradrachms are somewhat scarce, and that is a very nice example.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the Trajan Decius front, I just picked up this sestertius, purchased mainly for the nice portrait and good patina.&nbsp; The strike is somewhat off center and the coin is rather crude and crusty, but that doesn&#039;t bother me; it is still a welcome addition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire - Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.) Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 249-251.</p><p><br /></p><p>[IMP] C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right /</p><p><br /></p><p>GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, standard behind; S-C across fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC IV 117a; C. 53.</p><p><br /></p><p>20.01g, 29mm, 12h.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/VTMAAOSwXilhjUkM/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/33AAAOSwK6ZhjUkM/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The legend on the reverse refers to the Genius of the army in Illyria (western Balkans).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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