Hostilian as Caesar. AE 30; Hostilian as Caesar; 250-251 AD, Antiochia ad Orontem, Seleucis and Pieria, AE 30, 16.76g. McAlee-1163 (Rare), RPC-1684 (14 spec.). Obv: G ?V?? ???????? ?? ??????? [??]??? Bare-headed, draped bust r. Rx: ???????O? - ??[??]? ???O? around, ? - ? across upper field, S C in exergue, Shrine with four columns containing statue of Tyche seated facing, with river-god (Orontes) swimming at her feet; above shrine, ram running r., looking back. Purchased from Fred Knobloch at ANA convention, 15 August 1966. Apparently from the same obverse die as all eleven of the specimens illustrated by RPC-1684 online and McAlee. Ex Bill Behnen Collection.Brown patination. VG
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