Aureus - Trajan Decius ADVENTVS AVG

€282,761.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight4.3 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#11A, OCRE#ric.4.tr_d.11A
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan Decius, laureate, draped, 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, in military attire, on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding short sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringADVENTVS AVG
(Translation: Adventus Augusti. Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID3195780480
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