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RIC IV Volusian 205

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 251–AD 253

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Volusian, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Volusian 205. Obverse: Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG. Reverse legend: FELICITAS PVBL.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Volusian ruled as Roman emperor alongside his father Trebonianus Gallus from 251 until August 253, having been elevated first to caesar and then to augustus following the death of Hostilian. Their short reign was beset by plague, hostilities with the Goths and the Sasanian Empire, and ended when they were killed by their own soldiers. This silver antoninianus was produced between AD 251 and AD 253 at Mediolanum, an important Roman urban centre in Northern Italy that had originally been conquered by the Romans in 222 BC.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Volusian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
FELICITAS PVBL

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.vo.205
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Volusian 205
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.vo.205
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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