Antoninianus - Hostilian PIETAS AVGG; Mercury

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251) Hostilian (Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus) (251)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	251
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 282895
References	RIC IV.3# 188 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.tr_d.188 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Hostilian, radiate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C MES QVINTVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Messius Quintus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Messius Quintus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Mercury, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PIETAS AVGG

Translation:
Pietas Duorum Augustorum.
Piety of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (251)

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