The latest addition to my Tetradrachms is a rare type of Volusian. Pending a wildwinds publishing. Volusian (251 - 253 A.D.) Egypt, Alexandria Billon Tetradrachm O: A K Γ AΦ ΓAΛ B BOΛOΥΣIANOΣ EΥΣ, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: Radiate bust of Helios facing right; L - Γ (Year 3) flanking. 23mm 9.3g Dattari (Savio) 5127; K&G 84.6 Emmett 3684
Wow, only one hit on a quick acsearch... definitely a rare one! Congrats. My only Volusian is a sestertius:
Nice @Mat ... cool to have a Rare one! Mine is a Tet too... RI Volusian 251-253 CE AR Tet Antioch mint Eagle - son of Treb Gallus
Here's my Volusian, got if for $40. Volusian 251-253 CE, AR Antoninianus Obv: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, star in left field. Ric 187, sear 9778. 20.55mm, 3.8 grams
My Volusian Emmett 3686 Nike advancing right is an R5 and half eaten by bronze disease. How do you grade a coin that is Poor and EF? Poor (great portrait)? Simultaneously best and worst known? I do wonder if this is the coin known to Emmett and when it suffered the damage.
Mine is an Antoninianus with a rather pedestrian reverse type and ridiculously irregular lettering in the obverse inscription: Volusian, 251-253 Roman billon antoninianus; 3.21 g, 20.6 mm Rome, AD 253 Obv: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right Rev: P M TR P IIII COS II, emperor standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding short scepter Refs: RIC 141; Cohen 94; Sear 9793; Hunter 3.
Sweet OP tetradrachm from Alexandria @Mat I've nothing similar to show, but a couple of Volusians Volusian, Antoninianus Rome mint AD 252 IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate and draped bust of Volusian right IVNONI MARTIALI, Juno seated within a distyle shrine, * in right field 3,60 gr Ref : RCV # 9750, Cohen #45 Volusian, Sestertius Rome mint, AD 252 IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian right CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left holding patera and double cornucopiae. S C n field 16.49 gr Ref : RCV # 9784, Cohen # 21 Q
Very nice Volusians everybody. I have one that is a bit odd. It is an antoninianus made of base metal from the Antioch mint. It has a misspelt reverse - VDERITAS - which was common on issues from Antioch. A while back I emailed Richard Beale about it (he has a very nice website on coins of this era - "Four Bad Years" http://sonic.net/~marius1/mysite/). He said he has seen quite a few of this type (poor metal) mixed in with better ones. Volusian - Æ Antoninianus (251-253 A.D.) Antioch Mint - Officina 4 IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right 4 dots below/ VDERITAS (misspelt) AVG, Uberitas standing left w/ purse and cornucopiae, 4 dots below. (3.10 grams / 25 mm)
