Hostilian. AD 251. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 1st emission, mid to late AD 251. Near EF.

Triton XXIX – Session 6
Lot: 6178. Estimated: $ 300

Selections from the Barry N. Rightman Collection, Silver

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Hostilian. AD 251. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 1st emission, mid to late AD 251. Radiate, draped, and cuirrased bust right / Securitas standing right, legs crossed, right hand on head and leaning left elbow on column to right. RIC IV 192 corr. (head right, not left); RSC 57; S 9585 (this coin illustrated). Toned, traces of deposits. Near EF. Illustrated in Roman Coins and Their Values III.

From the Barry N. Rightman Collection, purchased from Dr. Paul Rynearson, September 1991. Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 1 May 1980), lot 1242.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2026 at 10:59:00 ET.



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