Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1557. Closing Date: 
Monday, 9 January 2006. Estimate $15000 Sold For 
$17000 

HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS. As Caesar, 250-251 AD. AV 
Aureus (4.28 g, 7h). Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, 
bare-headed and draped bust right / PIETAS AVGG, 
Mercury standing left, wearing winged petasus, 
holding purse in extended right hand and cradling 
caduceus in left arm. RIC IV 142a; Calicó 3309 
(Rarity 5); Hunter -; cf. Cohen 10. Near EF, some 
light hairlines. Extremely rare; we can locate no 
recent auction records for this type, and Calicó 
could not even locate a photograph. ($15,000)

The type of Mercury appeared frequently in the 
Republican period but was rare on imperial coinage 
until revived by Herennius. 

From the CNG's Triton IX sale. 


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