Ancient - Volusian w/Ram (Easy Steve6x)

Here is another of my July purchases. It's a Volusian bronze from Antioch, while my only other Volusian is an AR Antoninianus from Serdica. This has a great reverse - something for everyone. Architecture, Tyche, River God, and Ram (stay calm steve).

Volusian AE25
OBV: AVTOK K G AFIN GAL OVEND OVOLOCCIANOC CEB, radiate and draped bust right
REV: ANTIOXEWN MHTRO KOLWN D-e, SC below, Tyche seated facing within tetrastyle temple, the river-god Orontes swimming beneath her, ram leaping right above
Struck at Syria-Antioch, 251-253 AD
25mm
SNGCop 295

 

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Sorry Steve. I typed your name wrong. Sometimes my fingers run away without any regard to what I'm thinking.

 

Cool coin. I'm not into the Roman-Greek Provincials (only have 2 low-grade ones that were given to me), but this is the kind of coin I would want if I ever got the itch for them.

 

Great coin JW. Wonderful portrait.

 

Nice coin Bing. Looks like someone went nuts in month of July!

 

Cool bronze Bing. Funny I have a silver coin of the same emperor. Its in transit from Portugal as I type this. Very nice one.

 

Awesome coin Bing!

 

Nice!

 

Wow, fantastic coin ... a Volusian, eh? (I don't have one of that guy, yet)

Beautiful tone & hue => great eye appeal

=> plus, ya got yourself another Tyche "and" a purdy barnyard animal ... yup, that's one hot sheep!!

 

I also have a Tyche with a jumping sheep, but I don't think it's as nice as your new addition (but it's still a pretty cool coin) ...

 

What is the significance of the jumping sheep?

 

Ummm, I'm not 100% sure? ... but I did find this lil' bit of info that seemed like a possibilty:

 

Ooops, sorry ... I double-posted

 

jw, you seem to find these cool looking coins, love the reverse, with good details, very nice..Thumbs up...

 

Very cool addition!

 

Bing, that's a tremendous coin. I guess your idea of earth-shattering is different than mine. That coin has everything going for it: scarce ruler, excellent detail, full legends, warm color, and I always appreciate the architectural reverse devices. As you say - something for everyone.

 

Guess what I saw on a '50s TV talk show...

You can post the picture here according to the rules

 

REPORTED!!

Just kidding. OK, I'll bite. What did you see?

 

Thanks JA. I thought it was a nice piece.

OK WC. Whatcha talkin' about?

 

The statue...