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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2853542, member: 57495&quot;]I bought this rather rare Trajan Decius antoninianus off the Gemini XIII unsold lots list earlier this year, where it was being offered at less than the auction&#039;s starting bid price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dacia on the reverse holding a regular standard instead of the usual draco standard piqued my interest enough for me to have it join my other (regular and much cheaper) Dacia ants.&nbsp; It&#039;s from the collection of a Trajan Decius specialist, but I suppose sometimes we generalists like to feel &quot;special&quot; too... buys like these help <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]677751[/ATTACH]<b>TRAJAN DECIUS</b></p><p>Rare. AR Antoninianus. 4.26g, 22.8mm. Rome mint, AD 251. RIC 36a (R); Cohen 25. O: IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: DACIA, Dacia standing left holding military standard.</p><p><i>Ex Behnen Collection (purchased from Jonathan Kern, 2 November 2001</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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