expat Posted May 9 · Supporter Share Posted May 9 (edited) My current example is worn and with a thick, dark green patina and doesn´t sit comfortably with his Wife Well, that changed today when his upgrade was delivered. A provincial this time, showing his scowling Majesty, Here is the new upgrade RPC Volume: IX №: 1701 Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus) City: Antioch Region: Syria Province: Syria Coele Denomination: Tetradrachm Average weight: 11.69 g. Issue: Group 3, officina 2 Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear; below bust: •• (Officina 2) Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ, S C; eagle standing on palm, left, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak Reference: Prieur 578, McAlee 1126b. Specimens: 16 26mm, 11.48g. Feel free to post anything relevant Edited May 9 by expat 17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted May 9 · Supporter Share Posted May 9 Excellent upgrade. What I like with the syrophenician tetradrachms is the feeling of them in hand, big flan and all, and the space the engraver had to cut nice portraits Although Trajan Decius is a field of mine, mainly because of the Divi series struck under his rule, I only have one antoninianus featuring each member of the family. Speaking of tetradrachms, I have yet to find my example for Herennia Etruscilla. So here is the family snapshot in antoniniani Q 10 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted May 9 · Member Share Posted May 9 My only Decius antoninianus is the type that interested me the most I could not resist this tetradrachm. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 10 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 10 Some coins of Trajan Decius & his family: Trajan Decius, AR Antoninianus, 249-250 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP C MA Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG / Rev. Dacia standing left, wearing cloak over left shoulder and, with right hand, holding Dacian battle-standard surmounted by Draco (dragon’s head or wolf’s head), D-A-CIA. RIC IV 12(b), RSC IV 16, Sear RCV III 9368. 22.28 mm., 4.09 g. Trajan Decius, AR Antoninianus, AD 251, Rome Mint (traditionally attributed to Milan). Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG / Rev. Female personifications of the two Pannoniae provinces (Pannonia Superior and Pannonia Inferior) wearing long robes, standing face to face (heads not covered by veils), clasping right hands in front of a military standard between them [bottom half of standard worn off]; PANNONIAE. RIC IV-3 41a (Milan); RSC IV Trajan Decius 82 (p. 26) (Milan) (rev. var. [Pannoniae described as veiled]); Sear RCV II 9380 (Rome). 21 mm., 3.69 g., 6 h. Purchased from cgb.fr, 21 Sep. 2023 (coin incorrectly categorized as RIC IV-3 26(b) & RSC IV Trajan Decius 81, with Pannoniae veiled and different obverse legend [IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG]).* [Footnote omitted.] Trajan Decius, billon Tetradrachm, 249-251 AD, Syria, Antioch Mint. Obv. Radiate bust right, three pellets below (•••) (= 3rd Officina), ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜƐ ΚΥ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ / Rev. Eagle standing left on palm branch, head left, wings spread, wreath in beak, ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ƐΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ [= Tribunicia Potestas], in exergue: S C. [Group II, Officina 3.] RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Online IX 1644 (see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/1644 ); Prieur 540 (11), McAlee 1120c (Group 2) (see p. 368), BMC 586. 24 mm., 12.85 g. Herennia Etruscilla (wife of Trajan Decius) AR Antoninianus, 249-251 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind / Rev. PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing left lifting her veil and holding scepter. RIC IV-3 58b, RSC IV 17. 21.77 mm., 3.82 g. Herennius Etruscus Caesar (son of Trajan Decius), AR Antoninianus, 250 AD. Obv. Radiate & draped bust right, Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C / Rev. Spes advancing left, raising skirt & holding flower, SPES PVBLICA. RIC IV-3 149, RSC IV 38. 22 mm., 4.37 g. Hostilian Caesar (son of Trajan Decius), AR Antoninianus, 251 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C / Rev. Mars running right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left, MARTI PROPVGNATORI (Mars the Defender). RIC IV-3 177b, RSC IV 15, Sear RCV III 9556 (ill.). 22 mm., 3.65 g. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted May 10 · Supporter Share Posted May 10 Great upgrade…a strong portrait on a nice big flan, you can’t go wrong with tets from Antioch. Here are a couple more Decius tets from Antioch (one right-facing, one left-facing) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Germanicus Posted May 10 · Member Share Posted May 10 Here is my Sestertius: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG - laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right, seen from behind DACIA - Dacia, wearing robe reaching feet, standing left, holding Dacian Draco battle standard in right hand; S C in exergue Sestertius, Rome AD 250-251 (1st officina, 2nd-3rd emissions) 17.87gr / 28,5 mm RIC 112 a, Cohen 18, Sear 9399, Banti 1, Hunter 32 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 10 · Patron Share Posted May 10 Nice upgrade, @expat! Coingratulations! This is one of my favorite reverse types of Decius, honoring the "Spirit of the Army of Illyricum": Trajan Decius 249-251 CE. Roman AR antoninianus, 4.25 g, 21.7 mm, 7 h. Rome, 2nd officina, 2nd emission, 249 CE. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius, wearing polos on head, nude except for short cloak on shoulders, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to right, standard. Refs: RIC 16c; Cohen 49; RCV 9374; Hunter 11 var. (reverse legend). 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 10 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 10 (edited) Trajan Decius, AR antoninianus Reverse type features the personification Abundantia (Abundance). Herennius Etruscus, AR antoninianus Herennia Etruscilla, AE sestertius of Viminacium Edited May 10 by Ancient Coin Hunter 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Victor_Clark Posted May 10 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 10 10 hours ago, DonnaML said: holding Dacian battle-standard surmounted by Draco (dragon’s head or wolf’s head), Ammianus Marcellinus wrote that they were dragons-- "Behind the motley cavalcade that preceded him the emperor's person was surrounded by purple banners woven in the form of dragons and attached to the tops of gilded and jewelled spears; the breeze blew through their gaping jaws so that they seemed to be hissing with rage, and their voluminous tails streamed behind them on the wind." The Later Roman Empire book 16 10:7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted May 11 · Member Share Posted May 11 Ooh, nice tet, @expat! You've gotta love that eagle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted May 14 · Supporter Share Posted May 14 Antoninianus of Decius with Adventus reverse... Sestertius /Dacia reverse... sestertius /Pannoniae... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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