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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eric the Red, post: 15917253, member: 118899&quot;][ATTACH=full]1533714[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;<b>Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius</b> (c. 201 AD – June 251 AD), sometimes translated as <b>Trajan Decius</b> or <b>Decius</b>, was the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_emperor" rel="nofollow">emperor</a> of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" rel="nofollow">Roman Empire</a> from 249 to 251.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1533726[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A distinguished politician during the reign of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Arab" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Arab" rel="nofollow">Philip the Arab</a>, Decius was proclaimed emperor by his troops after putting down a rebellion in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moesia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moesia" rel="nofollow">Moesia</a>. In 249, he defeated and killed Philip near <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verona_(249)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verona_(249)" rel="nofollow">Verona</a> and was recognized as emperor by the Senate afterwards. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;In the last year of his reign, Decius co-ruled with his son <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herennius_Etruscus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herennius_Etruscus" rel="nofollow">Herennius Etruscus</a>, until they were both killed by the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths" rel="nofollow">Goths</a> in the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Abritus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Abritus" rel="nofollow">Battle of Abritus</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few from my collection.</p><p>Please feel free to post your Trajan Decius coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1533744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1533745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1533746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1533747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1533748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1533749[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1533750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1533751[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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