RIC IV Trajan Decius 101B

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 249

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Trajan Decius, AD 249, catalogued as RIC IV Trajan Decius 101B. Obverse: Bust of Trajan Decius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Dacia, draped in long robe reaching feet, standing left, holding vertical staff with head of ass in right hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Bronze
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Trajan Decius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Trajan Decius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Dacia, draped in long robe reaching feet, standing left, holding vertical staff with head of ass in right hand
Obverse legend: IMP CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRAI AVG
Reverse legend: DACIA S C

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.tr_d.101B
Catalogue reference: RIC IV Trajan Decius 101B
Type corpus identifier: ric.4.tr_d.101B

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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