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RIC IV Trajan Decius 136B

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Trajan Decius 136B. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Trajan Decius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Herennia Etruscilla, diademed, draped, right, with the legend HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG.

The reverse shows pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand, with the legend PVDICITIA AVG S C.

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Historical context

Trajan Decius ruled as Roman emperor from 249 to 251, having been proclaimed emperor by his soldiers after suppressing a revolt in Moesia. He defeated and killed his predecessor, Philip the Arab, near Verona in 249 before receiving recognition from the Senate. During his rule, Decius sought to strengthen the Roman state and its religion, and later governed alongside his son Herennius Etruscus.

Struck at the Rome mint under the authority of Trajan Decius, this bronze sestertius features Herennia Etruscilla. In Roman imperial currency, the sestertius was a coin used in commerce, representing a quarter of a denarius. The obverse depicts a diademed, draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla with the legend HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG. The reverse displays Pudicitia, draped and veiled, seated while drawing her veil and carrying a sceptre, accompanied by the inscription PVDICITIA AVG S C.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Trajan Decius

Design

Obverse
Bust of Herennia Etruscilla, diademed, draped, right
Reverse
Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG
Reverse legend
PVDICITIA AVG S C

Identification

Type reference
RIC IV Trajan Decius 136B
Denomination and metal
Sestertius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG
Reverse legend to match
PVDICITIA AVG S C
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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