brm_342974 - DIVI consecration of TRAJANUS DECIUS Antoninien
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Price : 195.00 €
Type : Antoninien
Date: 251
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 400 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,02 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, bien centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Très beau portrait d’Antonin. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO - PIO.
Obverse description : Tête radiée d'Antonin le pieux à droite (O).
Obverse translation : “Divo Pio”, (Au divin Pieux).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONSECRATIO.
Reverse description : Autel allumé à quatre caissons.
Reverse translation : “Consecratio”, (Consécration).
Commentary
Poids très léger. Rubans de type 3.
Historical background
DIVI consecration of TRAJANUS DECIUS
(251)
In the course of the year 251, Trajan Decius proceeds to the issuance of Antoninianus restoring the good emperors of the two previous centuries. He had a general overhaul of the previous deniers which had not been minted since the reign of Philippe, apart from very rare donativa issues. It sometimes happens to meet antoniniens overstruck on funds from Trajan to Marc Aurèle. The list of restored emperors includes: Augustus, Vespasian, Titus and Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Septimius Severus and Alexander Severus. Neither Tiberius nor Claudius appear in the list of good emperors. If it is normal not to find Caligula, Nero or Caracalla there, the presence of Commodus is more surprising, the rehabilitation of Septimius Severus having prevailed over the "Damnatio Memoriæ".
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