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ID:     711558
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS
Date Ruled:     As Caesar, 250-251 AD
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 250-251
Weight:     17.44 g
Die Axis:     1 h
Obverse Legend:     Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C
Obverse Description:     Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     [P]IETAS AVGVSTORVM / S C
Reverse Description:     Aspergillum, simpulum, guttus, patera, and lituus perched on top of patera
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 168a
Reference2:     Banti 3
Reference3:     Hunter 20 var. (bust type)
Reference4:     Cohen 15
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76786
Grade:     Good VF, hard jade green patina, minor roughness in spots
Notes:     Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1558 Bold portrait of fine style