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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 8253551, member: 96898"]Not bad for a snack! I bought my first Volusian in a similar bargain hunting situation and still consider it a good coin despite the wear: [ATTACH=full]1454726[/ATTACH] Volusian, Roman Empire, antoninian, 251–253 AD, Mediolanum mint. Obv: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, bust of Volusian, draped, cuirassed, radiate, r. Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus, helmeted and in military attire, standing r., holding spear in r. hand and leaning on shield with l. 22mm, 2.47g. Ref: RIC IV,3 Volusian 206. My second Volusian was a much more conscious (and expensive) purchase from AMCC 3. Like yours, it is a relatively rare coin from the Antioch mint. Previously, it was owned by Richard McAlee, author of "The Coins of Roman Antioch" (2007):[ATTACH=full]1454727[/ATTACH] Volusian, Roman Empire, antoninian, 251–252 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLUSIANO AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust r., seen from front; •••• below. Rev: PAX AVGVS; Pax standing l., holding branch and transverse scepter; •••• in exergue.. 22mm, 3,92g. Ref: RIC IV Volusian 230a. Ex AMCC 3, lot 276; ex [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] collection; ex CNG, e-auction 475, Lot 301c; ex Richard McAlee collection.[/QUOTE]