Antoninianus - Hostilian PVDICITIA AVG; Pudicitia
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 |
| Weight | 4.1 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 282921 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 203 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.203Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Hostilian, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: C OVAL OSTIL MES COVINTVS AVG
Translation:
Caius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Augustus.
Caius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PVDICITIA AVG
Translation:
Pudicitia Augustae.
Purity of the empress.
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# 203A | ||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 203B; "•" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 203C; "• •" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 203D; "• • •" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
| ND (251) | RIC IV.3# 203E; "IV" on obverse | ||||||||||||||
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