Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian as Caesars. AE 26; Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian as Caesars; 250-251 AD, Flaviopolis, Cilicia, Year 177 = 250 AD, AE 26, 12.84g. RPC-1533 (7 spec.). Obv: [?] ? ? ????? - ?????? around, G? ???? ?? / ?????[?] / ? in exergue, Vis-à-vis busts of Etruscus on l. and Hostilian on r., both bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed. Rx: F???V - [??]? - ????? around, O? in exergue, date ?? / ?? / ? in middle field, the Dioscuri standing side by side, looking at each other but turning their bodies away from each other, each wearing pointed cap and holding spear and parazonium. Ex The Parthian (Fred Shore) List 27, May 1987, no. 56. Quite rare: only the eighth specimen recorded, and coming from the same die pair as the other seven. Ex Bill Behnen Collection.Brown patina, somewhat rough. F
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