Scientific review article
Autor: Svetlana Pantelić
Summary: In the late 2nd and early 3rd century, when the borders of the Roman Empire started to be invaded by the barbarian tribes, the emperors born in the territory of our country entered the scene of history. These emperors, of humble origin and prominent military skills, helped the empire to persevere for several more centuries and to recover from the economic and social crisis. Decius Trajan was one of these emperors, born at the turn of the 2nd and the 3rd century, in the small village of Budalia, near Sirmium. The coins bearing his image were minted in Rome, Viminacium and other cities of Dacia. The obverse of these coins bore the image of Decius, whereas the reverse featured the personification of Dacia or his homeland Pannonia, in the form of a young woman in a standing position.