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RIC IV Volusian 255A

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RIC IV Volusian 255A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 251–253 AD. Obverse: bust of volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 19.5 g.
obverse RIC IV Volusian 255A
obverse: Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Volusian 255A
reverse: Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 19.52g (2)
ruler Volusian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
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

Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left hand

LIBERTAS AVG S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 18.41g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 20.62g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Volusian 255A (ric.4.vo.255A), 251–253 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-volusian-255a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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