Antoninianus - Hostilian VICTORIA AVG; Victory

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	3.7 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 282927
References	RIC IV.3# 209 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.209 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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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

Victory, winged, draped, standing right on globe, holding wreath in right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA AVG

Translation:
Victoria Augusti.
Victory of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (251)												RIC IV.3# 209A;
ND (251)												RIC IV.3# 209B;
ND (251)												RIC IV.3# 209C;
ND (251)												RIC IV.3# 209D;

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