HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA Wife of Trajan Decius. AD 249-251 AR Antoninianus. 3.60g, 22.6mm MINTED: Rome mint, 6th officina, 4th emission, mid-late AD 250 REF: RIC IV 58b (Decius) OBVERSE: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right wearing stephane, with crescent behind shoulders, early smooth coiffure. REVERSE: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing left, pulling veil over head with right hand and holding transverse scepter in left.

Provenance:

Ex Behnen Collection; Ex Hall Park McCullough Collection (Stack's, 22 Nov 1967, part of lot 1593)

Notes: 

Well-centered, with a  beautiful portrait and pleasant toning.  

Historical Notes:

Herennia Etruscilla was the wife of Emperor Trajan Decius.  After her husband was killed in battle in June 251, her son Hostilian was accepted by the new emperor Trebonianus Gallus as his co-ruler.  Unfortunately, Hostilian died of plague later that same year, as Herennia may have as well.