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Coin Type: Silver denarius of Herennia Etruscilla, 249-251 CE Mint and Date: Rome, 249-251 CE. Size and Weight: 19mm x 23mm, 4.04g Obverse: Diademed, draped bust right, resting on a crescent. HER ERVSCILLA AVG Reverse: Pudicitia seated left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand and pulling out veil from her face with right hand. PVDICITIA AVG Provenance: 2201wl (eBay), November 2007. Ref: RCV (2005) 9495 var; RIC IV 59b var. BW Ref: 005 035 118 |
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Note: This interesting coin has a rare mis-spelling in the obverse legend, omitting the T of ETRVSCILLA, so that it reads HER ERVSCILLA AVG. There is clearly one character too few. The lettering at the start of the obverse legend is not very clear, though I am confident of the reading given above. This opinion is shared by "Rupert" on Forum, who said: "The reading of the obverse is made difficult by poorly shaped letters (which is common in that era) and the die which isn't really fresh anymore. | |
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