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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Egypt| > RX88862
Trajan Decius, September 249 - June or July 251 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
|Roman| |Egypt|, |Trajan| |Decius,| |September| |249| |-| |June| |or| |July| |251| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt|, In 249, Decius began persecuting the Christians and others refusing to participate in Emperor worship.
RX88862. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 2813; Dattari 5083; SNG Cop 735; Kampmann-Ganschow 79.15; Emmett 3642.1; BMC Alexandria p. 270, 2076 var. (...DEKIOCE), aVF, well centered, dark brown toning, areas of corrosion, edge cracks, Alexandria mint, weight 12.609g, maximum diameter 23.5mm, die axis 0o, Sep 249 - 28 Aug 250 A.D.; obverse A K Γ M K TPAIANOC ΔEKIOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse Nike walking right, raising wreath tied with fillet in extended right hand, palm frond over left shoulder in left hand, L - A (year 1) divided across field; SOLD










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