Antoninianus - Hostilian VBERITAS AVG; Uberitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 251 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 282916 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 200 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.200Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Hostilian, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: C OVAL OSTIL MES COVINTVS CAESAR
Unabridged legend: Caius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Caesar.
Translation: Caius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus, Caesar.
Reverse
Uberitas, draped, standing left, holding purse in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VBERITAS AVG
Unabridged legend: Uberitas augusti.
Translation: To the fruitfulness (abundance) of the emperor.
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 200B; "•" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 200C; "• • •" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 200D; "IV" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
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