Antoninianus - Volusianus ADVENTVS AVG
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 |
| Years | 251-253 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 284099 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 224B 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.224BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IM C AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Volusian, in military attire, on horseback left, raising right hand and holding spear in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ADVENTVS AVG
Translation:
Adventus Augusti.
Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor.
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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