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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Decentius| > SH62609
Decentius, Caesar, July or August 350 - 18 August 353 A.D.
|Decentius|, |Decentius,| |Caesar,| |July| |or| |August| |350| |-| |18| |August| |353| |A.D.|, "I am the alpha and the omega" is an appellation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13). Alpha (A) and omega (Ω) are respectively the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. This would be similar to referring to someone in English as the "A and Z." Thus, twice when the title appears it is further clarified with the additional title "the beginning and the end" (Revelation 21:6, 22:13). The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet were used because the Book of Revelation was originally written in Greek.
SH62609. Bronze reduced double maiorina, RIC VIII Lyons 157 (S), Bastien MM 209, LRBC II 243, SRCV V 18861, Cohen VIII 12, VF, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 6.146g, maximum diameter 25.4mm, die axis 0o, 350 - 353 A.D.; obverse D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES (or similar), draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES (the salvation of our noble emperor and caesar), large Chi-Rho, A and W at sides, PPLG in exergue; scarce; SOLD










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DNDECENTIVSFORTCAES
DNDECENTIVSNOBCAES
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