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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     90010162      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Hostilian Date Ruled:     AD 250-251 Metal:     Orichalcum Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 250-251 Weight:     18.28 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C Obverse Description:     Bare-headed and draped bust to right Reverse Legend:     PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS / S C Reverse Description:     Hostilian standing left in military dress, holding standard in his right hand and reversed spear in his left Primary Reference:     RIC 216a Reference2:     Cohen 178 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138726 Grade:     Struck on a full, round flan and with an attractive dark green patina with earthen highlights. Nearly extremely fine. Notes:     Rare. Sale: Nomos 1, Lot: 162. Lightly toned and well centered. From the collection of a Gentleman. The Secular Games were held in honor of the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome; the included some of the greatest spectacles seen in Rome for generations. They were also commemorated by an extensive series of coins showing the animals that were displayed in the arena, monuments and the founding Twins, Romulus and Remus. Hostilian was the younger son of Trajan Decius and stayed in Rome when his father and older brother went off on their ill-fated expedition against the Goths. After their deaths the field army acclaimed Trebonianus Gallus as emperor, but in a laudable attempt to avoid civil strife he immediately recognized Hostilian as his co-emperor. However, later in the year Hostilian fell ill and died from the plague. The coin was struck earlier, while he was only Caesar under his father, and is an unusually nice example.

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