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Dacia AE26 Moushmov 14 of Herennius Etruscus

Herennius Etruscus AE26 of the Province of Dacia. Year 5 = 250/251 AD. Q HER ETR MES DEC CAES, laureate draped bust right / PROVINCIA DACIA, Dacia standing between a lion and an eagle, holding a branch & scepter, AN V in ex.

Lot No.3556. nVF and Rare.

$ 105.

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.