Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Semis (20.5mm, 4.33 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 3rd emission, AD 250. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mars standing left, holding shield set on ground to left and spear. RIC IV 128. Rough green patina, smoothed. VF. The smallest denomination of coinage for Trajan Decius is the Semis and is represented by this single type. From the Libertas Collection, purchased from Coen's, 23 September 1974.
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