| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 251 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Sestertius (1/8) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 13.3 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.3#224, OCRE#ric.4.tr_d.224 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Hostilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CAE
C VAL HOS MES QVINTVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Caius Valerinus Hostillianus Messius Quintus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Gaius Valerinus Hostillianus Messius Quintus, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of right hand snake coiled around altar and holding sceptre in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SALVS
AVGVS S C (Translation: Salus Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Health of the emperor. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (251) - - |
| Catalog ID | 7029864820 |
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