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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4678069, member: 97383"]Hostilian was the youngest son of Emperor Trajan Decius, AD 249-251, and Herennia Etruscilla. The eldest son of Decius, Herennius Etruscus was raised to the rank of Caesar in AD 250, and Hostilian was given the title of Caesar at the same time or shortly there after. Herennius Etruscus was given the title of Augustus in AD 251. Decius and his eldest son were both killed fighting the Gothic invaders at the battle of Abrittus, in the summer of AD 251. The leading general of Decius, Trebonianus Gallus, was immediately proclaimed emperor. It had been rumored at the time that Gallus was intentionally slow getting to the battle of Abrittus, knowing that Decius & his troops would be massacred and he would be chosen as emperor. Decius and his family were held in high esteem by the Romans, so to placate the growing foment Gallus gave Hostilian the title of Augustus and made him co-emperor. To strengthen the bond even more Hostilian's sister was married to Volusian, the son of Gallus. Later in the year of AD 251 Hostilian died of the plague. All the tetradrachms of Hostilian struck at Antioch, Syria are considered rare to extremely rare, and I had been on a long quest to find a nice looking example that was affordable. Last week my quest finally paid off with the coin pictured below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152024[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antioch-Syria, Hostilian as Caesar, AD 251, Billon Tetradrachm: 11.74 gm, 27 mm, 8 h, 7th Officina. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Hostilian facing right, draped, seen from the front, mintmark Z under bust. Reverse: Eagle standing right on palm branch, with wreath in beak. McAlee 1160 e (Ex. Rare), Prieur 652 (2 coins cited). </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>McAlee states "All varieties are rare, and Hostilian's Antiochene provincial coins are the rarest of the emperors of the 3rd century." All his tetradrachms were struck as Caesar, but the mint at Antioch did strike antoniniani with the title of Augustus, and those coins are rare. Despite the odd shape and the porosity, my coin has an attractive dark find patina that hasn't been impaired by cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Browsing thru Wild Winds, I found an obverse die match for my coin pictured below. It was posted by Tkalec Auctions, May 2011, lot 262, 12.52 gm, 26 mm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152031[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin pictured below, McAlee 1160 d, was recently auctioned by Heritage for $1,140.00, well beyond my budget. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1152036[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>References:</p><p>The Coins of Roman Antioch, Richard McAlee, 2007</p><p>The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and Their Fractions, from 57 BC to AD 253, Michel and Karin Prieur, 2000</p><p>Heritage Auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CT</b> members are welcome to post any coins of Hostilian on this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4678069, member: 97383"]Hostilian was the youngest son of Emperor Trajan Decius, AD 249-251, and Herennia Etruscilla. The eldest son of Decius, Herennius Etruscus was raised to the rank of Caesar in AD 250, and Hostilian was given the title of Caesar at the same time or shortly there after. Herennius Etruscus was given the title of Augustus in AD 251. Decius and his eldest son were both killed fighting the Gothic invaders at the battle of Abrittus, in the summer of AD 251. The leading general of Decius, Trebonianus Gallus, was immediately proclaimed emperor. It had been rumored at the time that Gallus was intentionally slow getting to the battle of Abrittus, knowing that Decius & his troops would be massacred and he would be chosen as emperor. Decius and his family were held in high esteem by the Romans, so to placate the growing foment Gallus gave Hostilian the title of Augustus and made him co-emperor. To strengthen the bond even more Hostilian's sister was married to Volusian, the son of Gallus. Later in the year of AD 251 Hostilian died of the plague. All the tetradrachms of Hostilian struck at Antioch, Syria are considered rare to extremely rare, and I had been on a long quest to find a nice looking example that was affordable. Last week my quest finally paid off with the coin pictured below. [ATTACH=full]1152024[/ATTACH] [B]Antioch-Syria, Hostilian as Caesar, AD 251, Billon Tetradrachm: 11.74 gm, 27 mm, 8 h, 7th Officina. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Hostilian facing right, draped, seen from the front, mintmark Z under bust. Reverse: Eagle standing right on palm branch, with wreath in beak. McAlee 1160 e (Ex. Rare), Prieur 652 (2 coins cited). [/B] McAlee states "All varieties are rare, and Hostilian's Antiochene provincial coins are the rarest of the emperors of the 3rd century." All his tetradrachms were struck as Caesar, but the mint at Antioch did strike antoniniani with the title of Augustus, and those coins are rare. Despite the odd shape and the porosity, my coin has an attractive dark find patina that hasn't been impaired by cleaning. Browsing thru Wild Winds, I found an obverse die match for my coin pictured below. It was posted by Tkalec Auctions, May 2011, lot 262, 12.52 gm, 26 mm. [ATTACH=full]1152031[/ATTACH] The coin pictured below, McAlee 1160 d, was recently auctioned by Heritage for $1,140.00, well beyond my budget. [ATTACH=full]1152036[/ATTACH] References: The Coins of Roman Antioch, Richard McAlee, 2007 The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and Their Fractions, from 57 BC to AD 253, Michel and Karin Prieur, 2000 Heritage Auctions [B]CT[/B] members are welcome to post any coins of Hostilian on this thread :D. [B][/B][/QUOTE]
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