Trajan Decius. Sestertius

Trajan Decius; 249-251 AD, Rome, Sestertius, 13.91g. RIC-112a (S), C-18 (4 Fr.). Obv: [IMP C M Q] TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust laureate, cuirassed r. Rx: [DACIA] S - [C] Dacia standing l. holding staff surmounted by ass's head. Broken in antiquity, the broken edge covered with deposits from the coin's sojourn underground. Purchased from an unrecorded seller, 26 March 1966.. Fine