Sestertius - Trajan Decius ADVENTVS AVG S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year249-251
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSestertius (1/8)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.3#111A, OCRE#ric.4.tr_d.111A
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, in military attire, on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding short sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringADVENTVS AVG S C
(Translation: Adventus Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (249-251)  - -
Catalog ID2091249950
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