Double Aureus "Binio" - Volusianus P M TR P IIII COS II
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Volusianus (Gaius Vibius Volusianus) (251-253)
Trebonianus Gallus (Gaius Vibius Afinius Trebonianus Gallus) (251-253) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 253 |
| Value | 2 Aurei (25) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 284009 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 138 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.vo.138Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Caius Vibius Volusianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Caius Vibius Volusianus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Volusian, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted tripod, left, and holding short sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P IIII COS II
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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