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Trajanus Decius
Caius Messius Quintus
(AD 201 - 249 - 251)

Early Decius Moesia
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze - Æ 26-28 mm - 15,0 grams - Die Axis 06:00 – Struck AD 249/250.
1. IMP C[AE]S C [M]ES Q DECIVS PF AVG (Imperator Caes (Caesar) C. Mes. Q Decius Pius Pelix (Dutiful & Wise) Augustus). Laureate, draped bust of emperor facing right.
2. PMS C-OL V[IM] (Provincia Moesia Superior, Colonia Viminacium - Province of Upper Moesia, City of Viminacium). Moesia, in Chiton, wearing headdress with drapery attached, full front facing right. Arms outstretched and hands protectively over (at her right) a bull (symbol of Legio VII) and (at her left) a lion (symbol for Legio III). At left elbow hangs end of her Chiton.
2.b AN XI (Anno XI - Year 11 of obtaining colonial status).
Provincially minted in Viminacium, Moesia Superior.

Obv. : Good - Rev. : Good.