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<p>[QUOTE="Harry G, post: 7886946, member: 105282"]Hi all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just picked up this coin on eBay. Strangely, it was described as being a Probus antoninianus, rather than Hostilian (which is probably why it was so cheap).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1360500[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Sorry for poor quality photos)</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin shows Hostilian as Augustus, which was a title given by Trebonianus Gallus to Hostilian after the deaths of Hostilian's father and brother, Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of Hostilian giving him the title of Augustus are much rarer than coins giving him the title of Caesar. Most of the coins I can find of Hostilian as Augustus are minted from Antioch, while mine is from Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>It also has the unusually short obverse legend IMP C MES QVINTVS AVG - Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. The reverse is PIETAS AVGG - Mercury standing left holding purse and caduceus (RIC 188)</p><p><br /></p><p>The only other example of this coin that I could find claimed that theirs was the fourth known example, making mine the fifth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show me some coins of Hostilian that you've got <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Harry G, post: 7886946, member: 105282"]Hi all! I just picked up this coin on eBay. Strangely, it was described as being a Probus antoninianus, rather than Hostilian (which is probably why it was so cheap). [ATTACH=full]1360500[/ATTACH] (Sorry for poor quality photos) The coin shows Hostilian as Augustus, which was a title given by Trebonianus Gallus to Hostilian after the deaths of Hostilian's father and brother, Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus. Coins of Hostilian giving him the title of Augustus are much rarer than coins giving him the title of Caesar. Most of the coins I can find of Hostilian as Augustus are minted from Antioch, while mine is from Rome mint. It also has the unusually short obverse legend IMP C MES QVINTVS AVG - Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. The reverse is PIETAS AVGG - Mercury standing left holding purse and caduceus (RIC 188) The only other example of this coin that I could find claimed that theirs was the fourth known example, making mine the fifth. Show me some coins of Hostilian that you've got :)[/QUOTE]
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