HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS in Military dress Ancient ROMAN Silver Coin Scarce RIC 147c

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HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS in Military dress Ancient ROMAN Silver Coin Scarce RIC 147c:
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Ancient Roman Silver Coin Herennius Etruscus ~ Antoninianus

HERENNIUS ETRUSCUSas Caesar249 - 251 AD

Son of Trajan DeciusAR (Silver) Antoninianus / double denarius Rome mint. Struck 250-251 AD. 4.07g. 21mm.Obverse: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Herennius Etruscus to right.
Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS Herennius, Etruscus as Princeps Iuventutis (the Young Prince), in military attire and with a cloak, standing left, wearing boots, holding a transverse spear in his left hand and a baton in his outstretched right.Ref. Cohen 26. RIC 147c. Very Fine. Scarce.

Born in 227 was the son of Trajan Decius and the older brother of Hostilian.
In 248, Herennius accompanied his father when Decius was sent to quell the revolt in the Danube frontier. When Decius was declared emperor by the troops and marched on to Rome, Herennius was declared heir to the throne.
At the beginning of 251 Decius elevated his son to the position of co-emperor and decided it was necessary to slay King Cniva of the Goths as punishment for the Goths invasion and frequent raids. They set out on an expedition leaving Herennius\' younger brother Hostilian in Rome.
When confronted with the Goth army, the Romans realised that their tactics weren’t enough to defend themselves against the Goths, Herennius died in battle when struck with an arrow.

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