Trajan Decius. ; Trajan Decius; 249-251 AD, Alexandria, Egypt, Year 2=250/1 AD, Billon Tetradrachm, 13.11g. RPC-2280, spec. 3 (illustrated online, same dies); rev. type var. of Dattari/Savio-pl. 267, 5095, and Oxford-3838. Obv: A K G M K ?EKIOC TPAIANOC E Bust laureate, cuirassed r. Rx: Trophy of arms, two bound captives seated at base, the captive on l. looking back; date L - B across field. The two main shields at the end of the trophy's arms are reversed on our coin and on RPC-2280/3 (shield on left seen from back, shield on right seen from front) as compared to the shields on the eight other coins illustrated by Dattari/Savio, BMC, and RPC online-2279 and 2280 (shield on left seen from front, shield on right seen from back). Acquired from Joel Malter, 16 February 1967.
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