Sestertius - Trajan Decius LIBERALITAS 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#106, OCRE#ric.4.tr_d.106
Obverse descriptionBust of Trajan Decius, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRAI AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Caius Messius Quintus Decius Traianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Caius Messius Quintus Decius Trajan, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionTrajan Decius, seated left on platform, presiding at largesse, attended by an officer; 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 ID9760634920
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