Antoninianus - Hostilian SECVRITAS AVGG; Securitas
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# 282899 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 191A 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.191AOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Hostilian, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAE C VAL HOS MES QVINTVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Caius Valerinus Hostilianus Messius Quintus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Gaius Valerinus Hostilianus Messius Quintus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Securitas, draped, standing front, legs crossed, resting right hand on head and leaning left elbow on column.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SECVRITAS AVGG
Translation:
Securitas Augustorum.
Safety of the emperors (Augusti).
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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