Roman Republican. P. Decius Mus and son. fl. Mid-late 4th century BC. Æ Medal (32mm, 13.23 g, 12h). Roman Series: The Sacrifices of Decius and his Son. By J. Dassier and sons. Dually-dated 415 and 457 AUC (339 and 297 BC)
[issued mid-18th century]. Decius consulting with the Pontifex Maximus; DECIUS SE DEVOUE/ POUR LA PATRIE ·/ A · R · 415 · in exergue / Decius (the son) charging into combat; LE FILS SUIT LEXEMPLE/ DU PERE ·/ A · R · 457 · in exergue. Catenacci pp. 34-35. EF, brown surfaces.
Jean Dassier’s series of medals illustrating Roman history consisted of 61 pieces, covering important individuals and events throughout Rome’s early history, from the city’s founding by Romulus, the rape of the Sabine women, and the rule of Numa Pompilius, to the fall of the Republic with the murder of Caesar, the second triumvirate, and rise of Augustus.
