ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Trajan Decius (249-251). Aureus ND (c.250), Rome. Av. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG. Laureate bust, draped and cuirassed right. Rv. PANNONIAE. The two Pannonians, veiled and draped, one to the left and the other to the right, each holding a sign. Calicó 3295 - RIC 21a ; Gold - 4,5 g - 20 mm - 6 h From a sale by H. D. Rauch GmbH 87, 8 December 2010, No. 739. NGC Ch MS 5/5 4/5 (2130992-010). Slightly irregularly shaped blank, but a nice centred strike. This specimen is in its original condition, with its original lustre, barely burnished. Corner flower. Trajan Decius was acclaimed Emperor by his troops during a campaign in Mesia and Pannonia on behalf of Philip I the Arab. He had been sent to put down the revolt of the usurper Pacatian, who had proclaimed himself Emperor by his troops, but who was finally killed by them before Decius could intervene. According to Zosimus, Decius seemed reluctant to take power. However, after donning the purple, Philip I marched against Decius and the two men clashed near Verona. Decius was routed and killed. Decius' accession to the throne was subsequently recognised by the Senate, which conferred on him the name Traianus in reference to his predecessor Trajan, who during the First Dacian War (101-102) had reduced the Danube region to the status of a client kingdom, before integrating it into the Empire after the Second Dacian War (105-106). * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.