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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3553886, member: 87404"]Nice new Ant! I recently picked up this Sestertius of Volusian (was mislabeled as Severus Alexander, so got it for a steal) to go with my As:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]944622[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Volusian, Ruled 251-253 AD</b></p><p><b>AE Sestertius, Struck early 253 AD, Rome</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas, draped, standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand, S-C across field.</p><p><b>References: </b>RIC IV 251a</p><p><b>Size: </b>29mm, 14.03g</p><p>(It appears that Felicitas is a common Sestertii type for Mr. VibVol?)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]944621[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Volusian, Ruled 251-253 AD</b></p><p><b>AE As, Struck 251-253 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: PAX AVGG, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand, SC across field.</p><p><b>References</b>: RIC IV 256b</p><p><b>Size</b>: 22mm, 7.5g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3553886, member: 87404"]Nice new Ant! I recently picked up this Sestertius of Volusian (was mislabeled as Severus Alexander, so got it for a steal) to go with my As: [ATTACH=full]944622[/ATTACH] [B]Volusian, Ruled 251-253 AD AE Sestertius, Struck early 253 AD, Rome Obverse: [/B]IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. [B]Reverse: [/B]FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas, draped, standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand, S-C across field. [B]References: [/B]RIC IV 251a [B]Size: [/B]29mm, 14.03g (It appears that Felicitas is a common Sestertii type for Mr. VibVol?) [ATTACH=full]944621[/ATTACH] [B]Volusian, Ruled 251-253 AD AE As, Struck 251-253 AD, Rome Mint Obverse[/B]: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. [B]Reverse[/B]: PAX AVGG, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand, SC across field. [B]References[/B]: RIC IV 256b [B]Size[/B]: 22mm, 7.5g[/QUOTE]
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