R953 - Herennius Etruscus,
son of Trajan Decius (Caesar Summer A.D. 251),
Silver Antoninianus, 3.55g.,
Rome
mint, A.D.
250-251, radiate draped
bust of Herennius right, Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, rev.,
Herennius in military attire standing left holding a baton and a transverse
spear, PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, (RCV
9523; RIC 147c), very fine, with a excellent provenance.
$105
SOLD
Provenance:
William C. Boyd (1840-1906) Collection,
Baldwin's Auctions (42), 26 September 2005.
Purchased by Boyd himself from the
London coin dealer Spink and Son, May 1891.
