Antoninianus - Hostilian PIETAS AVGG, Mercury

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year251
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAntoninianus (1)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#188, OCRE#ric.4.tr_d.188
Obverse descriptionBust of Hostilian, radiate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C MES QVINTVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Messius Quintus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Messius Quintus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionMercury, nude except for cloak on shoulders, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPIETAS AVGG
(Translation: Pietas Duorum Augustorum. Piety of the two emperors (Augusti).)
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MintageND (251)  - -
Catalog ID4288333600
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