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Trajan Decius, July 249 - June or July 251 A.D., Viminacium, Moesia Superior AE medallion?; Aleksandar 5-5-1, (Varbanov I 164), (Martin 3.04), (AMNG I/II 125), weight 14.84 g, max. diameter 29.4 mm, 3.5mm thick, die axis 180o, Viminacium mint, 249 - 250 A.D.; Obv. IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; Rev. P M S CO L VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands over bull on left standing right and lion on right standing left, AN XI (year 11 of the Viminacium colonial era) in ex. Brown and dusty green patina.
Aleksandar shows this as a possible medallion. It is oversized and thicker than the standard sestertius, yet slightly undersized and lighter than the medallion. It does have the medallion's beaded border not shown on the sestertius.
Steve E
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