Herennius Etruscus as Caesar. AE 24; Herennius Etruscus as Caesar; 250-251 AD, Baris, Pisidia, AE 24, 7.27g. RPC-temp. 912 (2 spec.); Aulock, Pisidien II-336. Obv: G M K E???V??.?EKIOC K Bare-headed, cuirassed bust r., seen from front, Medusa head on cuirass. Rx: [?]O?VKAP?OC / BAPHN around and in field above, ON in exergue, River god Polykarpos reclining l. holding reed and cornucopia, resting l. elbow on vase from which water flows. Purchased from Christian Blom, 17 December 1968. Only the third recorded specimen with this river-god reverse for Etruscus at Baris, and from Etruscus' only known obverse die at this mint, which was also used with three other reverse types (RPC-917, 918, 920).
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