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RIC IV Trajan Decius 45

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 249–AD 251

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Antioch, Syria under Trajan Decius, AD 249–AD 251, catalogued as RIC IV Trajan Decius 45. Obverse: Bust of Trajan Decius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG. Reverse legend: AEQVITAS AVGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Trajan Decius

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Trajan Decius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG
Reverse legend
AEQVITAS AVGG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.tr_d.45
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Trajan Decius 45
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.tr_d.45
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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