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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3191099, member: 44316&quot;]Herennia Etruscilla was the wife of Trajan Decius (who reigned 249-251) and mother of his sons Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian. She in on antoniniani with two different hairstyles.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought the first coin, with the earlier hairstyle, from CT member [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER] :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823835[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>HER ETRVSCILLA VG</p><p>Diademed, draped, on crescent, with hair plait up the back,</p><p>PVDICITA AVG, Pudiucitia (modesty) standing left with right hand drawing veil and left holding a transverse scepter</p><p>Sear 9494. RIC 58b, but their plated coin has the other hairstyle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin, acquired long ago in 1992, has her hair in the later hairstyle, horizontal waves:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823836[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>HER ETRVSCILLA VG</p><p>FECVNDITA AVGG</p><p>Fecundita standing left holding right out over tiny child, cornucopia in left</p><p>Sear 9492. RIC 56.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin has a portrait that is not flattering. I got the first coin because the portrait is in good style. </p><p><br /></p><p>Show us some coins of Herennia![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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