CILICIA, Anazarbus. Trajan Decius, with Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian. AD 249-251. Æ Hexassarion (30mm, 17.28 g, 12h). Dated CY 269 (AD 250/51). Near VF.Electronic Auction 525 – Session 1 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Anazarbus. Trajan Decius, with Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian. AD 249-251. Æ Hexassarion (30mm, 17.28 g, 12h). Dated CY 269 (AD 250/51). Trajan Decius, holding globe, seated left between Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian, all on curule chairs / Draped female goddess standing left, wearing kalathos, holding bipennis over shoulder; behind, bull standing left, head right; ЄT ΘΞC (date). SNG Levante 1498 = Ziegler 773.2 (Vs3/Rs2, this coin); SNG BN 2122; RPC IX 1483. Porous brown surfaces. Near VF. Rare dynastic issue. |