225, Lot: 414. Estimate $200. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.30 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission, early AD 251. C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Hostilian standing slightly left, holding signum and reversed spear. RIC IV (Decius) 181d; RSC 34. Good VF, lightly toned.
From the White Mountain Collection.