Trajan Decius, 249-251. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 27 mm, 14.47 g, 12 h), Rome, 250-251. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius to right, seen from behind. Rev. VICTORIA AVG / S - C Victory advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond in her left. Cohen 117. Hunter 40. RIC 126d. A lovely example with an attractive brown and green patina and a fine portrait. Thin flan crack and minor doubling on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Hirsch 279, 8 February 2012, 2663 and previously acquired from Schulten in 1986.