Hostilian as Caesar. AE 23; Hostilian as Caesar; 250-251 AD, Lyrbe, Cilicia, AE 23, 5.03g. RPC-1171 (6 spec.), pl. 79 (same dies). Obv: G ??? ??? ?E? ?V????? ??? Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust r. Rx: ????E? - ? - O? Goddess advancing r., with drapery flying out both behind her and before her, brandishing spear in r. hand and holding out uncertain object in l. hand. Ex Palladium 10, 17 November 1995, lot L-860; ex Lindgren III (1993)-860. Very rare: RPC-temp. 1133 records only six specimens, including ours, all of which share the same pair of dies.
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