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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Crisis & Decline| > |Hostilian| > RS72392
Hostilian, Summer - November 251 A.D.
|Hostilian|, |Hostilian,| |Summer| |-| |November| |251| |A.D.|, Hostilian was the younger son of Trajan Decius. After the latter's death, Hostilian was elevated to Augustus by his father's successor Trebonianus Gallus. He died of plague shortly after.
RS72392. Billon antoninianus, An apparently unpublished variant of a rare type; RIC IV 201 (R) var. (C OVL OSTIL...), RSC IV 65 var. (same), SRCV III 9569 var. (same), aVF, rough, porous, debased, Antioch mint, weight 4.839g, maximum diameter 23.0mm, die axis 180o, as caesar, late 250 - summer 251 A.D.; obverse C OVAL OSTIL MES COVINTVS CAESAR, radiate and draped bust right, small VII below bust; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory running left, extending wreath before her in right, palm frond upright in left; ex Classical Numismatic Group; this is the only example of this variant known to Forum; SOLD










OBVERSE| LEGENDS|

COVALOSTILMESCOVINTVSAVG
COVALOSTILMESCOVINTVSCAESAR
COVLOSTILMESCOVINTVSCAESAR
CVALENSHOSTILMESQVINTVSNC
CVALENSHOSMESQVINTVSNC
CVALHOSMESQVINTVSNC
CVALHOSTMESQVINTVSNC
CVALHOSTILMESQVINTVSNC
CVALENSHOSTILMESCOVINTVSAVG
CVALENSHOSTILMESQVINTVSAVG
IMPCAECVALHOSMESQVINTVSAVG
IMPCMESQVINTVSAVG

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