AR Herennius Etruscus Antoninanus?!?

This coin as given me fits, but today i think i figured out what it is. He was the 35th Augustus in 251, ruling jointly with his father Tajan Decius and was the 1st emperor of Rome to be killed in battle. feel free to comment and post

 

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Hmm. Looks like a portrait of Gallienus to me.

 

that's what my doubting thomas part keeps saying too

 

The reverse is Abundentia pouring coins from a cornucopia. See the B.

 

Wrong, Trajan Decius was not the first emperor to die in battle...He is the first we can confirm died in actual battle, though plenty of Emperors were murdered by their own troops while doing a siege or shortly before/after battle. For all we know, some may have been killed during the battle by their own disgruntled soldiers, except the sources are a little vague as to the exact moment of death to say for sure one way or the other...Ie. Maximinus Thrax.

Gordian III almost certainly died in battle. Although some unreliable Roman sources say Philip I killed him, we know of no persecution of Gordian III's followers by Philip I, we know also that Philip I built a monument to Gordian III's memory immediately after his death, and the Parthians said they killed Gordian III in battle. So I tend to believe based on what we know that he in fact died in battle instead of killed by Philip I while on campaign.

 

according to wiki, the 1st emperor in die in battle was Hern. Truscus, followed by dad later the same day or soon after.(confirmed kills)

 

First confirmed dead during battle, yes, but actually the first...probably not. I still say Maximinus Thrax or Gordian III are good candidates for that honor (one killed in the middle of a siege by his own troops, and one most likely dead at the hands of the Parthians.)

 

I don't get it?

... is it a Gallienus, or an Etruscus? ...

 

it stated in the wiki that Hern and Traj were killed by the Goths, i should have put that in there too, but didn't.

 

i got it.. but i don't if it is for sure Hern Etruscas or not, we are debating

 

now this is a Gallienus right? i'm supposing by the beard..

 

I could care less what wikipedia says. As a huge Gordian III fan, I say he died in battle after single handedly killing 2000 Parthians with thunderbolts shooting out of his eyes. And he was probably very handsome and stronger than Hercules, and cooler than James Bond.

Funny how that works, the more of his coins I buy, the more amazing he seems. By the time I get my 20th Gordian III coin, I'll be advocating that he was greater than Jesus and Buddha.

 

Reverse is maybe Spes advancing left, holding flower, lifting skirt?

 

hahaha! you've got lots invested in him monetarily and emotionally><

 

that's what it look like to me... but she's on both emperors coins

 

now that's ol Hern hisself there nice coin~

 

Thank you, sir

 

@TIF please, we need an animated graphic of this, stat!

In the meantime, here's Tom Cruise shocking Oprah with Force Lightning:



Oh and one more vote towards OP coin being Gallienus.

 

=> sadly, I have zero clue which one it is ... ummm, do you want it to be one or the other? (good luck ... I like you, Greg)



Here is my very humble ...

Herennius Etruscus, AR Antoninianus
250-251 AD
Herennius Etruscus & simpulum,lituus