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RIC IV Volusian 256A

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RIC IV Volusian 256A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 251–253 AD. Obverse: bust of volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Weight about 16.4 g, diameter 28.8 mm.
obverse RIC IV Volusian 256A
obverse: Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Volusian 256A
reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 16.39g (5)
ruler Volusian diameter ⌀28.8 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (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

Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand

PAX AVGG S C
specimens (7)
British Museum 18.51g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 15.52g ⌀29.6 7↕
KENOM 14.56g ⌀27.3 6↕
KENOM 14.88g ⌀29.5 11↕
British Museum 18.48g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Volusian 256A (ric.4.vo.256A), 251–253 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-volusian-256a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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