Trajan Decius. ; Trajan Decius; 249-251 AD, Hadrianopolis Sebaste, Phrygia, AE 33-33.5, 25.10g. RPC-907 (2 spec.), pl. 62, 907/1-2 (both from same dies as ours). Obv: ?V ? G ? ? ???? ?EKIOC Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: A?PIANO?O E - ?I A[P]X A?PIANOV B around, C / EB across field, Tyche standing l. holding rudder and cornucopia. Acquired from Nilus Coins, 1 November 2002. Apparently only the third coin known of Trajan Decius from Hadrianopolis Sebaste, and coming from the same dies as the other two. The magistrate's name on the reverse, Hadrianos B, is legible for the first time on this new specimen.
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