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Very Rare and Desirable Double Sestertius of
Herennia Etruscilla
336.
Double Sestertius, 35.36g (11h). Rome. Obv:
HERENNIA ETRVSCILLAAVG Bust draped right
wearing stephane, earlier hairdo without waves,
crescent below bust marking the double denomina-
tion. Rx: PVDICITIAAVG around, S C in exergue,
Pudicitia seated left, veiled, holding end of veil in
right hand, transverse scepter in left, her feet rest-
ing on footstool. RIC 136a (R2). Cohen 21 (80 Fr.).
Very rare. Despite a few hairlines in right obverse
field, this coin is in excellent condition, with no
tooling, dark and light brown patination, and a fine
portrait. About EF
$8,000
Ex Pegasi VIII, 29 April 2003, lot 521
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Double sestertii of Herennia Etruscilla are consid-
erably rarer than those of Trajan Decius himself
in the same issue: our specimen and about a dozen
others in CoinArchives Pro and various printed
catalogues all come from only two obverse dies and
three reverse dies
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337.
Sestertius, 21.60g (11h). Rome. Obv: HERENNIA
ETRVSCILLAAVG Bust draped right wearing ste-
phane, later ridged hairdo. Rx: PVDICITIAAVG
around, S C in exergue, Pudicitia seated left, veiled,
holding end of veil in right hand, transverse scepter
in left hand. RIC 136b (R). Cohen 22 (8 Fr.). VF
$250
Ex Artemis Antiquities List III, August 1970, no.
393
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338.
Dupondius, 11.31g (12h). Rome. Obv: HERENNIA
ETRVSCILLAAVG Bust draped right wearing
stephane, crescent below bust, earlier hairdo with-
out waves. Rx: PVDICITIAAVG around, S C in
exergue, Pudicitia seated left, veiled, holding end
of veil in right hand, transverse scepter in left hand;
the back of her throne not indicated above her left
shoulder. RIC 136d (R2). Cohen 24 (5 Fr.). Flan
crack at three o’clock. Toned VF
$300
Acquired from Pegasi, 6 October 2001
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339.
As, 8.35g (11h). Rome. Obv: [H]ERENNIA
ETRVSCILLAAVG Bust draped right wear-
ing stephane, earlier hairdo without waves. Rx:
PVDICITIAAVG around, S C in exergue, Pudicitia
seated left, veiled, holding end of veil in right hand,
transverse scepter in left hand. RIC 136c (rarity
omitted). Cohen 23 (5 Fr.). Porous surfaces, other-
wise VF
$150
Acquired from C.E. Rowe, 3 August 1970
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