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Antoninianus - Herennia Etruscilla PVDICITIA AVG; Pudicitia

Antoninianus - Herennia Etruscilla (PVDICITIA AVG; Pudicitia) - obverseAntoninianus - Herennia Etruscilla (PVDICITIA AVG; Pudicitia) - reverse

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Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 249-251
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 4 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
283021
References RIC IV.3# 65
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.65
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Herennia Etruscilla, diademed, draped, on crescent, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG

Translation:
Herennia Etruscilla Augusta.
The venerable Herennia Etruscilla.

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, Turkey

Comments

Mass varies: 3.216–4.8 g;

Example of this type:
Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (249-251)  RIC IV.3# 65A 67%
ND (249-251)  RIC IV.3# 65B; "IV" on obverse 0%

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