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367.
Tetradrachm, 12.42g (11h). Alexandria, Egypt,Year
1=249/50 AD. Obv: A K Γ M K TPAIA - NOC
ΔEKIOC EV Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right.
Rx: Asklepios standing left extending patera over
altar at his feet and holding serpent-entwined staff;
date L - A across field. RPC 2238 (8 spec.). Cologne
2811. BM 2072. About EF
$300
Acquired from Bill Kalmbach, Nilus Coins, 21
September 1997; ex Empire Coins 8, 17 December
1987, lot 712
.
368.
Trajan Decius and Herennius Etruscus, lead
seal.
249-251 AD. Lead Seal, 25.38g 250-1 AD.
Obv: Radiate, draped, cuirassed busts of Decius on
left and Etruscus on right, vis-à-vis; no legend. Rx:
Blank. Fine
$400
Ex CNG 53, 15 March 2000, lot 1675
.
369.
Herennius Etruscus as Caesar.
250-251 AD. AE
28-30, 18.05g (5h). Caesarea, Samaria. Obv: C MES
Q EREN ETRVSCO DECIO CA[ES] Bust radiate,
draped right, seen from front. Rx: [COL PR F] AVG
F C CAES MET S P Altar with horns; behind it, two
trees, a date palm on left and an olive tree on right.
RPC 2081 (15 spec.). Sofaer Coll. 148. Good VF
$300
Purchased from David Hendin, 1 July 2003
.
370.
AE 20, 8.84g (7h). Caesarea, Samaria. Obv: MES
Q E[REN] ETRVSCO DECIO CAES Bust radiate,
draped, cuirassed right, seen from front. Rx: COL
P F AV F - C CAES METRO Turreted and draped
bust of Tyche right. RPC 2104 (24 spec., including
ours). Sofaer Coll. 151. VF
$300
Purchased from Holyland Numismatics, on an unre-
corded date; ex Sternberg XXXIV, 22-23 October
1998, lot 223
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