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S2741.1 of Herennius Etruscus

Herennius Etruscus AR Antoninianus. Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, radiate draped bust right / PIETAS AVGVSTORVM, whip, ladle, jug, patera & lituus. RIC 143, RSC 14.

Lot No.1588.

$ 80.

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Taking the male form of his mother's name, Etruscus was the son of Trajan Decius. He was elevated to the rank of Caesar in 250 AD, and was co-Augustus with his father and younger brother Hostilian in 251. He was killed in a battle with the Goths at Attribus in late 251, along with Decius himself.