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Coin of Cremna with bust of Herennia Etruscilla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–251
Mint: Pisidia, Cremna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 14.28 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.557
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Etruscilla to right.
Crescent behind.
ERENETRVS CILLAAVG
Reverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Decius to right; flanked left by draped bust of Hostilianius and right by laureate, draped bust of Herennius.
Eagle with wings spread below.
Above eagle: EM NA (A without crossbar)
Around: COLI V L AVG FECR
Crescent behind.
ERENETRVS CILLAAVG
Reverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Decius to right; flanked left by draped bust of Hostilianius and right by laureate, draped bust of Herennius.
Eagle with wings spread below.
Above eagle: EM NA (A without crossbar)
Around: COLI V L AVG FECR
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 120.00