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RIC IV Trajan Decius 215A

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RIC IV Trajan Decius 215A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 251–251 AD. Obverse: bust of hostilian, head bare, draped, right. Reverse: apollo, half-draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and resting elbow on lyre. Weight about 16.2 g, diameter 28.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Trajan Decius 215A
obverse: Bust of Hostilian, head bare, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Trajan Decius 215A
reverse: Apollo, half-draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and resting elbow on lyre
mint Rome weight 16.19g (5)
ruler Trajan Decius diameter ⌀28.9 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Hostilian, head bare, draped, right

C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C
reverse

Apollo, half-draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and resting elbow on lyre

PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 15.50g 12↕
American Numismatic Society 14.12g ⌀26.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 15.18g ⌀31.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 21.25g ⌀30.0 11↕
American Numismatic Society 14.90g ⌀28.0 12↕

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RIC IV Trajan Decius 215A (ric.4.tr_d.215A), 251–251 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-trajan-decius-215a/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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