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RIC IV Volusian 159

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RIC IV Volusian 159, Aureus², Gold, struck at Rome, 251–253 AD. Obverse: bust of volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: volusian, in military attire, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear in left hand. Weight about 3.8 g.
obverse RIC IV Volusian 159
obverse: Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Volusian 159
reverse: Volusian, in military attire, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.76g (1)
ruler Volusian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus² axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG
reverse

Volusian, in military attire, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear in left hand

PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
specimens (2)
British Museum 3.76g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Volusian 159 (ric.4.vo.159), 251–253 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-volusian-159/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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