Item number: A1874

Year: AD 249-251

Material: Silver

Size: 18.6 x 18.4 mm

Weight: 3.71 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is an Antoninianus silver coin issued between AD 249 and AD 251 in the Roman province of Dacia under the reign of Emperor Decius. The Antoninianus had a face value equivalent to double Denarius and was composed of silver.

The obverse side of the coin exhibits noticeable striking marks, with a central right-facing portrait of Emperor Decius. He is depicted wearing a cuirass, with a tied ribbon and a radiate crown on his head. Surrounding the portrait is a beaded border and a circular Latin inscription, which reads “IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG,” representing the emperor’s full title and name: Imperator Caesar Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus.

The reverse side of the coin also features a beaded border, with a central personification of the province of Dacia. The figure is depicted as a male wearing a laurel wreath and a cloak, holding a sceptre in his hand while facing left. Surrounding the image is the Latin inscription “DACIA,” identifying the province.

Dacia was a Roman province established between AD 106 and AD 275 after Emperor Trajan conquered the Kingdom of Dacia, located in present-day Romania. In AD 249, Decius, then a general, was sent by Emperor Philip the Arab to suppress a rebellion in the Moesia region. Following his victory, Decius gained the support of his troops, marched back to Rome, and overthrew Philip, becoming the new emperor.

In AD 251, Moesia faced another Gothic invasion, prompting Emperor Decius to lead his army to the front lines alongside his son. However, during the Battle of Abritus, Decius fell into an ambush and perished in a marsh, becoming the first Roman emperor to be killed in battle by a foreign enemy.

物件編號: A1874

年代: 公元 249-251 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 18.6 x 18.4 mm

重量: 3.71 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚公元249至251年，羅馬皇帝德西烏斯統治下的達契亞行省，發行之安敦尼幣。安敦尼幣的面額相當於兩枚第納里烏斯，其材質為銀。

錢幣正面有明顯的沖壓痕跡，正中間是德西烏斯皇帝的右側肖像，皇帝身著胸甲，頭上綁著緞帶和帶著皇冠。人像周圍有一道珠圈和環形銘文，銘文以拉丁文打印「IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG」為皇帝頭銜和名字「皇帝 凱薩 德西烏斯·昆圖斯·圖拉真·德修斯 奧古斯都」。

錢幣背面也有一道珠圈，正中間是契亞行省的擬人化圖像，一名頭戴著桂冠和披著披風，手上持著一柄權杖面向左側的男性人像。人像周圍以拉丁文打印行省地名「DACIA」(達契亞)。

達契亞為公元106至275年之間，羅馬皇帝圖拉真征服今日羅馬尼亞一帶的達契亞王國後，於當地建立的羅馬行省。公元249年，身為將領的德西烏斯奉皇帝阿拉伯人菲利普命令，率領兵團前往默西亞地區平叛，事後獲得將士的擁護返回羅馬殺掉菲利普成為新皇帝。

公元251年，默西亞再度遭逢哥德人的入侵，德西烏斯率領兒子親自前往前線作戰。然而在阿伯里圖斯戰役中，德西烏斯卻遭到埋伏最終命喪沼澤，成為首位在戰場上遭到外族殺害的羅馬皇帝。