Trajan Decius Silver Coins

Rome Mint 249 AD with short Obverse Legend IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG.  Unless otherwise noted, coins are from the collection of HG.

RIC Obverse/Reverse

Notes

Obverse Photo Reverse Photo
1b

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

ADVENTVS AVG Trajan Decius on horse pacing l., raising r. hand and holding sceptre

2b

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

DACIA Dacia, wearing robe, stg. l. with draco staff

3b

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI Genius stg. l., holding patera and cornucopiae.  standard at right

4b

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

GENIVS EXERCITVS ILLVRICIANI Genius stg. l., holding patera and cornucopiae.  standard at right

5

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

PANNONIAE Pannonia, veiled, stg. front, head r., raising r. hand, holding standard

6

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

PAX AVGVSTI Pax stg. l., holding branch and transverse sceptre

7c

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

VICTORIA AVG Victory running l., holding wreath and palm

8

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

 

VIRTVS AVG Virtus seated l., on cuirass, holding branch and vertical spear

9

IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG  Bust R., radiate, draped, cuirassed

RIC suggests that his might be a hybrid - this is almost certainly true as the reverse is very rare for this obverse legend and common for the short 'Milan' obverse.

GEN ILLVRICI Genius, wearing polos on head, stg l., holding patera and cornucopiae

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