Sestertius - Herennia Etruscilla PVDICITIA AVG S C; Pudicitia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Decius (Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius) (249-251)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 249-251 |
| Value | Sestertius (⅛) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 16.3 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 282795 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 136B 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.136BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Herennia Etruscilla, diademed, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HERENNIA 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 S C
Translation:
Pudicitia Augustae. Senatus Consultum.
Purity of the empress. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 9.38–22.54 g;
Diameter varies: 26–33 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 26–33 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (249-251) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 89
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