Maroneia, Volusianus, 4 unit (CN type 1351)

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Record status

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Period

251-253 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Maroneia in Thrace under Volusianus dated 251-253 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1351. Obverse: Laureate bust of Volusian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus standing left holding bunch of grapes and thyrsus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
25.4–28 mm (from 7 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.97 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Maroneia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Volusianus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Volusian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Dionysus standing left holding bunch of grapes and thyrsus.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΒΙΒ ΟVΟVΛΛЄϹΤΙΑΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΜΑΡΩΝΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1351
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1351

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