Moesia, Viminacium, Hostilian
Description:
Moesia, Viminacium, Hostilian (250 - 251 AD). C VAL HOST M QVINTVS C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M S COL VIM; Moesia standing between lion and bull holding two standards; AN XII in ex.
Diameter:
AE27 mm
Weight:
14,66 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
Pick 148 var.; Martin 4.01.25; Varbanov 193
Commentary:
brown-green patina
History:
After his father and brother were killed in battle, Hostilian was adopted and made co-emperor by Trebonianus Gallus, but perished the same year during the plague.
Article Number:
062-03-02-42747