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Coin of Cremna with bust of Herennius Etruscus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–251
Mint: Pisidia, Cremna
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 6.05 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number68.168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus to right.
Inscription mainly in Latin with a Greek koppa and an A without a crossbar.
Reverse: Mars, helmeted, holding spear and shield in left hand, phiale in right, stands with head to left.
COLI VL AVGCREM
Inscription mainly in Latin with a Greek koppa and an A without a crossbar.
Reverse: Mars, helmeted, holding spear and shield in left hand, phiale in right, stands with head to left.
COLI VL AVGCREM
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, May 8, 1968