Let's march through time with Roman Imperials!

Here is my Decius and fam:

Trajan Decius
(249-251). Moesia Superior,
Viminacium. Æ (28mm,
14.96g, 12h). Year 11
(244/5). Laureate, draped
and cuirassed bust r. R/
Moesia standing facing,
head l.; bull and lion at
sides. Boric-Breskovic
1090ff; AMNG 124. Green Patina

Herennia Etruscilla-
Roman Empress wife of Trajan
Decius - Bronze 25mm (11.31
grams) Roman Colony of
Viminacium, MOESIA SUPERIOR
Reference: Moushmov 48, SNGCop
164, SGI 4220. --
HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust
right on crescent moon
P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing
left between bull & lion, AN XII in
ex. Former SAVOCA coin

Herennius Etruscus.
Silver Antoninianus as
Caesar, AD 250-251. Rome,
under Trajan Decius, AD
250. Q HER ETR MES
DECIVS NOB C, radiate and
draped bust of Herennius
Etruscus right. Reverse:
PIETAS AVGVSTORVM,
Sprinkler, simpulum, jug,
patera and lituus. RIC 143;
RSC14

Hostilian
MOESIA SUPERIOR.
Viminacium (251). Ae.
Obv: C VAL HOST M
QVINTVS CAE. Draped and
cuirassed bust right.
Rev: P M S COL VIM / AN
XII. Moesia standing facing,
head left, extending hands
to bull and lion standing at
feet to either side.
Martin 4.01; AMNG 148ff

 

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Herennius Etruscus


RI Herennius Etruscus 251 CE AR Ant Apollo seated


RI Herennius Etruscus 251 CE AR Ant Prince Stdng

 

Where is your Etruscus-type-Dude?

 

Hostillian

RI Hostilian 251 CE AE 27 Viminacium Moesia Bull-Lion

 

He's the ant, man!

 

must had been a slow download on my PC. JUST showed up... Thx!

 

TD and family :













And the famous Divi Series, issued by TD in honor of the "good emperors of the past" :




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The ants of Herennia Etruscilla do not come with very many reverse types. Most often the Pudicitia type is found, followed by the Fecunditas, and once in a blue moon a Juno Regina type. The really rare issues from the Antioch mint add a couple more, but these are seldom seen.

Note too that there are two bust types, one with a strong plait of hair arching up over the back of the head, and one without that braid but with strongly defined waves from font to back.

PVDICITIA AVG


FECVNDITAS AVG


IVNO REGINA

 

I love your Viminacium group, Ryro!

 

Thanks! I really need to get a Herennius Etruscus from Viminacium to tidy things up...

 

I've got a GIII Sest-sized one and a Dupe-sized one, and a Phillip I Sest-sized one. I've been interested in getting more of the others like you have... just not at the top of the collection focuses priority list... yet.

 

Great Consecratio coins @Cucumbor - just amazing.

 

A couple of sestertii from Decius and Etruscilla:

 

I've always liked this Herrenia Etruscilla... it has a dusting of light tan dirt over the surface making it almost look frosted.

Herrenia Etruscilla
249-251 AD.
HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent
PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, holding sceptre and drawing veil with right hand.
RIC IV 59b; Hunter 5; RSC 19.

 

Here's a Trajan Decius. Many coins of this era have been cleaned and polished to a bright silver shine... this one still has a grungy tarnish and I like it that way.

 

One more Decius... we haven't had one from Antioch yet.

http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/1766/
Coin type
Volume IX
Number 1766
Province Syria
Region Seleucis
City Antioch
Reign Decius
Person Decius (Augustus)
Issue Group 3, officina 7
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜƐ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔƐΚΙΟϹ ϹƐΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, r., seen from rear; below bust: Ζ
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ƐΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ, S C
Reverse design eagle standing on palm, l., spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Denomination Tetradrachm
Metal Billon
Type reference Prieur 588 (27), McAlee 1126g

 

Then if we're moving on, here's Volusian, son of Trebonianus Gallus.

Volusian
253, Rome
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG
Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
P M TR P IIII COS II
Emperor standing left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over lit tripod, short scepter in left
RIC IV, Part III, 141 (Trebonianus Gallus) (S)

 

T-Bone and Volusian: