Gold aureus of Trajan Decius, Rome, 250-251 A.D.
Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C; Bare-headed and draped bust of Herennius Etruscus r.
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS; Herennius as Princeps Iuventutis, in military attire and with cloak, standing l., holding transverse spear in his l. hand and baton in his r.
RIC 147a; Cohen 25; Calicó 3311a
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 80), 20.10.2014, lot 193
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