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Auction 1  25 Oct 2017
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Lot 324

Estimate: 7500 CHF
Price realized: 7500 CHF
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Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, 249-251. Aureus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.80 g, 12 h), Rome, circa 250-251. Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C Bare-headed and draped bust of Herennius Etruscus to right, seen from behind. Rev. PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS Herennius Etruscus, as prince of the youth, standing left in military attire, holding signum in his right hand and inverted spear in his left. Calicó 3312 corr. (showing an Aureus of Hostilian in error). Cohen 32. RIC 148a. Very rare. An attractive example with a particularly charming portrait. The reverse struck from a slightly worn die, otherwise, about extremely fine.
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