Fine Style Portrait

278, Lot: 377. Estimate $200. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 13.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission of Trajan Decius, early AD 251. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Fecunditas standing left, holding cornucopia and placing hand over child standing right with hands raised. RIC IV 134a (Decius); Banti 3. Good VF, dark gray-brown patina, struck with a worn reverse die. Excellent portrait.