RIC IV Volusian 129

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 251

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus² in gold struck at Rome under Volusian, AD 251, catalogued as RIC IV Volusian 129. Obverse: Bust of Volusian, head bare, draped, right. Reverse: Volusian, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand and reversed spear in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus²

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Volusian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Volusian, head bare, draped, right
Reverse type: Volusian, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand and reversed spear in left hand
Obverse legend: C VIBIO VOLVSIANO CAES
Reverse legend: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.vo.129
Catalogue reference: RIC IV Volusian 129
Type corpus identifier: ric.4.vo.129

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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