Roman 249-251AD Trajan Decius ,Silver AR antoninianus the two Pannonia AE3F

Roman 249-251AD Trajan Decius AR antoninianus the two Pannonia

Trajan Decius (251-253AD)

AR antoninianus- 3,50 gram, Rome mint, 249-251AD

obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

rev: PANNONIAE, the two Pannoniae standing front holding standards

This coin has high silver content

Roman bullion coins

This term is applied to coins of silver mixed with much copper alloy, or to copper with a small alloy of silver.

From the reign of Gallienus to that of Claudius II (ad 253 to 270), almost all the coins were made of bullion.