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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 922

Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. AV Aureus (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission of Trajan Decius, early AD 251. Good VF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 922.
 Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 4 625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. AV Aureus (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission of Trajan Decius, early AD 251. Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, bareheaded and draped bust right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Herennius, in military attire, standing left, holding signum in right hand and vertical reversed spear in left. RIC IV 148a; Calicó 3312 (but with a photograph of a coin of Hostilian in error); Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; Roma XIII, lot 887 (same dies). A few scratches on reverse. Good VF. Charming youthful portrait. Rare.

Ex George Hopkins Collection (Nomos 19, 17 Novmeber 2019), lot 322; Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 800; Nomos 13 (7 October 2016), lot 282 (hammer CHF 19,000).


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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