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358
Herennius Etruscus. Æ 25 (12.30 g), as Caesar, AD 250-251, Aelia Capitolina.
(Jerusalem) in Judaea.
Q HER
ETR MES D[E]CIO CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus right. Rev. COL
AE-L K-AP COM [P F], Tyche-Astarte standing left, resting foot on uncertain object, holding bust and
long scepter; above bust, eagle standing right; in lower left field, amphora; in right field, Nike standing
left on short column, crowning Tyche. Meshorer 166 (same dies); Rosenberger 99; Kadman 196. Earth-
en-brown patina. Very Fine.
$250
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection
Ex N. Miron Collection, Jerusalem.
359
Hostilian. Æ 27 (11.72 g), as Caesar, AD 251, Aelia Capitolina.
(Jerusalem) in Judaea.
[C VA]L OST MES
QVINTVS CAE, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian right. Rev. COL A-EL KA[P] around,
COM [P F] in exergue, She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remis; above, legionary
eagle right. Meshorer 181; Rosenberger 100; Kadman 201.
Rare.
Green patina. About Very Fine. $250
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
A complete set of 7 coins struck in Bostra
360
Judea. Bar Kohkba Related. A complete set of 7 coins celebrating the establishment of Provincia Arabia
under Trajan and Bostra as its capital. The principal type depicts Provincia Arabia standing facing, holding
branch and bundle of cinnamon(?) sticks with a camel at her side. The drachms depict a camel standing
left. Lot includes a silver denarius (EF) and a bronze sestertius (EF), dupondius (Choice VF) and as (VF)
from the mint at Rome. The pieces from Bostra include a silver tridrachm (VF) and two silver drachms,
one each having a left facing (VF+) and right facing (VF) portrait of Trajan.
$2,500
From the Alan Leventen Collection.
Many of the Bar Kohkba Revolt coins were over-struck on these Bostra types.