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RIC IV Volusian 251B

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RIC IV Volusian 251B, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 251–253 AD. Obverse: bust of volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: felicitas, draped, standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 10.4 g, diameter 23.4 mm.
obverse RIC IV Volusian 251B
obverse: Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Volusian 251B
reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 10.38g (5)
ruler Volusian diameter ⌀23.4 (3)
denomination As axis 11↕ (5)
material Bronze 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

Felicitas, draped, standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand

FELICITAS PVBLICA S C
specimens (6)
KENOM 10.83g ⌀23.8 12↕
American Numismatic Society 11.24g ⌀23.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 9.57g ⌀23.0 11↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 8.91g 12↕
British Museum 11.35g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Volusian 251B (ric.4.vo.251B), 251–253 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-volusian-251b/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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