Volusian from Samaria, Neapolis Mt. Gerizim - Possible Die Match?

Just got in an unattributed eBay bronze that I spent a couple hours trying to figure out. Many wrong paths, but it was fun.

These Samaria, Neopolis issues with Mt. Gerizim are really interesting, although I am just starting to learn a bit about them. At first I thought it was Philip I. Then it seemed to be Trebonianus Gallus based on what I could see of the obverse legend. But after looking at a lot of them, I came to the conclusion it is his son Volusian (they shared the first part of the legend on these issues, making attribution a problem if the right side obverse legend is obscured). It is too bad the portrait has such a huge hole in his head, because otherwise, this is a very pretty green coin, I think.

While hunting through acsearch, I found what looks to me like a die match, especially on the reverse. Or maybe I've been staring at the screen too long: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=725161

I'd like to see other Mt. Gerizims. Or Volusion, or any "good Samaritans" you might have.


Volusian Æ 22
(251-253 A.D.)
Samaria, Neapolis
AVT KAI Γ [OVI TPEBOVOΛOV]CIAN Radiate, cuirassed bust right / ΦΛ NEACΠOΛEWC
Eagle standing left, supporting Mt. Gerizim with temple, altar, stairway, colonnade below; star & crescent left & right above.
(11.65 grams / 22 mm)

Attribution / Die Match (?)
Gemini, LLC Auction VI Lot 742 appears to be a reverse die match (possibly obverse too). "Harl, Museum Notes 29, 1984, pl. 14, 146 (same obverse die A33, new rev. die of same type). SNG ANS 1031 (same obverse die, misattributed to Treb. Gallus).
Ex Dr. Stephen Gerson Collect."

 

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That coin is cool!

From Rome itself, Volusian Sestertius:

Volusian (251-253 A.D.)

AE Sestertius, 29 mm 16 grams, Rome mint

Obverse: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus and sceptre.

Reference:

RIC 251a, Cohen 35, Sear 9786.

 

Cool coin, @Marsyas Mike ! Great patina.

VOLUSIAN


RI Volusian 251-253 CE AR Tet Antioch mint Eagle - son of Treb Gallus

 

Nice coin @Alegandron - not sure Gallienus and Valerian struck these Tets. According to my research they only struck antoniniani and bronze provincials from the Antioch mint. Thus, it was the end of an era.

 

..purdy kool provincial of ole Vol M Mike ..my 2nd to last ancient purchase, a sestertius of him

 

Great coin with good detail and reasonably well centred for the type, congrats love that type of patina.
Judaea, Neapolis. Elagabalus, AD 218-222. Ae 21.5mm, 10.3gm. Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar, stairway to temple and colonnade below mountain.

 

Congrats Mike, me like.

 

There's some great-looking Samaritans & Volusians out there. Thanks for sharing, everybody.

 

Strangely enough, I just got another Volusian from Samaria with Mt. Gerizim. From the same seller (off eBay). This one is smaller than the OP, by about half (a "unit" and "half unit"?). It also lacks the eagle supporting the mountain. And it's suffered a harsh cleaning. The "VOΛ" for "Volusian" is visible on the obverse.

As far as I can tell the big green one is RPC 2161 (11.65 grams / 22 mm). The new small one is RPC 2166 (6.85 grams / 20 x 18 mm). Or something along those lines!