BRASS SESTERTIUS OF HOSTILIAN AS AUGUSTUS, ROME, AD 251.

BRASS SESTERTIUS OF HOSTILIAN AS AUGUSTUS, ROME, AD 251.

£300.00

Obverse: IMP CAE C VAL HOS ES QVINTVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust of Hostilian facing right.

Reverse: VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS / S C, In four lines within laurel-wreath.

RIC: 226. Sear: 9594. Hunter: 4. [Rome, AD 251].

Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 14.3 g.

An extremely rare brass sestertius of Hostilian as Augustus, VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS, referring to the sacred vows taken every tenth year on behalf of the emperor and the Senate to ensure the prosperity and preservation of the Empire.

sold out
Add To Cart