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Viminacium AE28 Moushmov 50 of Herennius Etruscus

Herennius Etruscus AE28 of Viminacium, Moesia Superior. Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB / P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing facing between bull & lion, AN XII in ex.

Lot No.2845. XF with stunning portrait of the young Caesar.

$ 195.

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.