Unpublished Decentius Heavy Miliarense

Triton XIX, Lot: 642. Estimate $5000. Sold for $32500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Decentius. Caesar, AD 350/1-353. AR Heavy Miliarense (24mm, 5.24 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 350/1. D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Decentius, in military attire, standing right, holding spear in right hand and globe in left; TR. Cf. RIC VII 298 (referencing a specimen in the BN at 4.95 g, but with PRINCITI in the rev. legend) = RSC 7; cf. Bastien 38 (same); cf. Gnecchi 3 and pl. 33, 9 (Magnentius; for rev.) = Bastien 37 = Vienna Inv. 35239. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, a few light marks, some porosity. Extremely rare as a light miliarense and apparently unknown as a heavy one. Probably struck just after the elevation of Decentius as Caesar.