Trajan Decius. Tetradrachm; Trajan Decius; 249-251 AD, Antiochia ad Orontem, Seleucis and Pieria, c. 250-1 AD, Tetradrachm, 12.51g. McAlee-1113d, Prieur-529 (24 spec.), RPC-1655 (18 spec.). Obv: AVT K G ME KV ?EKIOC TPAIANOC CEB Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust r., four pellets (officina 4) below bust. Rx: ?HMAPX E?OYCIAC around, S C in exergue, Eagle with spread wings standing r. on palm branch, holding wreath in beak. Acquired from Coin Galleries, 4 September 1963. Ex Bill Behnen Collection.Smooth brown toning, shallow green deposits im places. EF
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