Hostilian; AE Sestertius; Apollo
130,00 €
Description
Hostilian (Caesar: 250 – 251 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 251 AD. C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C; bare-headed, draped bust right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS; Apollo seated left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre; SC in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE30 |
| Weight [g]: | 19,04 |
| Grade: | gF/F |
| Attribution: | RIC 215 |
| Commentary: | rare; bronze patina, decent portrait |
Historical Context
Hostilian, the son of Trajan Decius and brother of Herrenius Etruscus, was elevated to the rank of short-lived Augustus by Trebonianus Gallus, after his father and brother were killed by the Goths at the Battle of Abritus in 251 AD.
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