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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2484982, member: 76194&quot;]Normally I&#039;d start by saying this is my last purchase of the month/year, but all of you know by now it will probably be another week or two before I show my next coin, so let&#039;s skip the lies and get to the point:</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been hitting 3rd century Roman silver pretty hard lately...Caracalla, Julia Domna, Alexander Severus, Gordian III, Philips I and II, some others I can&#039;t recall now, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, here&#039;s the one I won today!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]524996[/ATTACH]</p><p>Volusian, AD 251-253</p><p>AR Antoninianus, 22mm, 3.7g, 12h; Milan mint.</p><p>Obv.: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: VIRTVS AVGG; Virtus standing right holding spear and leaning on shield.</p><p>Reference: RIC IVc 206, p. 181</p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly, I wasn&#039;t planning on adding another 3rd century Roman silver any time soon, but look at it! As far as late Roman silver issues of the mid-3rd century goes, just before the Roman currency plunged off the cliff never to recover, this is an outstanding specimen. Usually once you get past Philip I and Philip II, Roman silver becomes very sloppy as far as quality control, and finding one this well struck and centered, and with such a nicely round flan, is a nice treat indeed.</p><p><br /></p><p>So yeah, I don&#039;t really care about Volusian, as he was one of those forgettable Emperors who honestly had no effect/impact/legacy on the history of the Empire whatsoever, but when you see such a late silver issue from just before the crisis of the 3rd century with such nice quality control to it, you just have to snap it up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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