CNG 85, Lot: 1096. Estimate $300. Sold for $430. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 14.24 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 2nd-3rd emissions, AD 249-250. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Dacia standing left, holding staff surmounted by ass’s head. RIC IV 112a; Banti 1. Good VF, dark gray-brown patina, some red. Bold portrait and attractive flan for issue.