TRAJAN DECIUS 249 - 251 AD AR (Silver) Antoninianus / double denarius Rome mint. Struck 250-251 AD. 4.70g. 23mm. Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right of Trjans Decius. Reverse: the two Pannoniae standing facing, looking in opposite directions, raising their right hands, each with a standard. Ref. RIC 21b; C 86. NGC Certified Ancient & Graded MS Choice About Uncirculated!.
TRAJAN DECIUS 249 - 251 AD AR (Silver) Antoninianus / double denarius Rome mint. Struck 250-251 AD. 4.70g. 23mm. Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right of Trjans Decius. Reverse: the two Pannoniae standing facing, looking in opposite directions, raising their right hands, each with a standard. Ref. RIC 21b; C 86. NGC Certified Ancient & Graded MS (Mint State!) Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. PANNONIAE - The division of this region into two parts is characterised by two female figures, on gold, silver, and brass [coinage] of Trajanus Decius. These provinces were the first to proclaim his election to the purple, and it was to the fidelity and bravery of the Pannonian legions that he owed his victory over Philip.
 
 
   

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Ancient Roman Silver Coin of Caracall  ~  Denarius
 

CARACALLA

Augustus

197-217 A.D.

Silver Denarius. 3.12g. 19mm.
Rome Mint, Struck 208 AD.


ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right of Caracalla.
Reverse: PONTIF TR P XI COS III ~ Unabridged translation: Translation: Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Tertium. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the third time, Emperor on horseback to right, holding spear.

Ref. RIC IV 102; BMCRE 571A.

EXTREMELY RARE ~ None on Wildwinds.com; Only 2 on acsearch.info; Only 2 on Online Coins of the Roman Empire OCRE--Both in the British Museum--see them here (you will need to copy/paste link): http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.crl.102

Choice Very Fine. Bright silver, Attractive Portrait!

When Emperor Septimius Severus died on Feb 4, 211 he left his empire to his two sons, Geta & Caracalla & both together were acknowledged by the Senate & the army as the joint emperors of the Roman Empire. Despite being joint rulers Geta was always in a secondary place to the older brother.
The brothers planned a division of the empire, which was then distasteful to all Romans & was only prevented by the pleas of their mother, Julia Domna. Caracalla & Geta were completely different in temperament. Caracalla was cruel & extremely ambitious--Geta had a more gentle personality. By the end of the 1st year of joint rule the situation was unbearable. Caracalla organized the murder of Geta during the festival of Saturnalia. Geta was murdered by centurions on December 26, 211. Geta died in his mother's ~ Julia Domna's ~ arms.
He was only 22 years old.
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