Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AE Sestertius (16.26 g, 12h). Rome mint, 

IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
DACIA, S-C, Dacia standing left, holding staff surmounted by ass’s head. 

RIC IV 112b; Banti 1. 

Near EF, yellow-brown river patina, minor corrosion on reverse.
From the Alain Lagrange Collection.
Estimate: $500

Used with permission of CNG (cngcoins.com), Sept. 2007