Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 187 | SilverAuction date: 10 December 2023
Lot number: 342

Price realized: 65 EUR   (Approx. 70 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Herennia Etruscilla AD 249-251. Rome
Antoninianus AR

22 mm, 3,51 g

HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil and holding sceptre.

Good Very Fine

RIC IV 59b (Decius); RSC 19.

Herennia Etruscilla, also known as Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla, was a Roman empress who lived during the 3rd century AD. She was the wife of the Roman Emperor Decius, who reigned from 249 to 251 AD.
Not much is known about Herennia Etruscilla's life or background. She married Decius before he became emperor, and they had two sons, Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian, both of whom would later become co-emperors alongside their father.



Starting price: 50 EUR