2 Sestertii - Trajan Decius LIBERALITAS AVG S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Sestertii (1/4)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#122, OCRE#ric.4.tr_d.122
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan Decius, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Messius Quintus Trajan Decius, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionTrajan Decius and Herenius Etruscus, seated left on platform, presiding at largesse; beside emperors, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; before platform, citizen, standing right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERALITAS AVG S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augusti. Senatus Consultum. The liberality of the emperor. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID2236855930
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