Antoninianus - Trajan Decius ADVENTVS AVG
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 249-251 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.1 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 282762 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 11B Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.tr_d.11BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Trajan Decius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Messius Quintus Trajan Decius, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Trajan Decius, in military attire, on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding short sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ADVENTVS AVG
Translation:
Adventus Augusti.
Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.11–6 g;
Diameter varies: 20.1–24.1 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 20.1–24.1 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (249-251) | $ 47 | ||||||||||||||
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