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Double-sestertius with bust of Herennia Etruscilla, struck under Trajan II Decius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 249–251
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 30.11 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.711
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla to right, crescent behind.
HERENNIAETRVSCILLAAVG
Reverse: Pudicitia seated left, veil in right hand, scepter in left. PVDICITIAAVG in ex.: SC
Raised edge.
HERENNIAETRVSCILLAAVG
Reverse: Pudicitia seated left, veil in right hand, scepter in left. PVDICITIAAVG in ex.: SC
Raised edge.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd., November 13, 1968