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RIC IV Volusian 215

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 251–AD 253

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Antioch, Syria under Volusian, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Volusian 215. Obverse: Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG. Reverse legend: AEQVITAS AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Gaius Vibius Volusianus was Roman emperor from 251 to 253, reigning alongside his father Trebonianus Gallus. Elevated to augustus following the death of Hostilian in July or August 251, Volusianus governed during a turbulent period marked by plague and conflicts with the Goths and the Sasanian Empire. This antoninianus, a coin type introduced under Caracalla in 215 AD, was struck in Antioch, the capital of Roman Syria. The joint reign ended in August 253 when Volusianus and his father were killed by their own soldiers amid the advance of the usurper Aemilian.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Volusian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
AEQVITAS AVG

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.215
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Volusian 215
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.vo.215
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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