Trajan Decius. ; Trajan Decius; 249-251 AD, Edessa, Mesopotamia, AE 18-19, 4.54g. RSC-1554 (25 spec.). Obv: [?]V G ????? ??? (sic) Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: [?]?? ?????A Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche l.; at l., [small lighted altar]. Purchased from Bill Rosenblum, 4 March 1988. Emperor's name misspelled, ????? instead of ????O? (O omitted). Ten of the thirteen specimens of this coin illustrated by RPC-1554 online seem to come from one obverse die, the other three from a second obverse die. All three of the specimens in the Behnen Collection come from the commoner of these two obverse dies. Ex Bill Behnen Collection.Dark patina, light pitting. Reverse off center. F
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