Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 98 12 December 2016
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The Roman Empire
Volusian, 251 – 253
Sestertius 251-253, Æ 21.35 g. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. PAX AVGG / S – C Pax standing l., holding branch in r. hand and trasverse sceptre in l. C 74.
RIC 256a. Dark tone. Struck on an unusually large flan for this issue and extremely fine
Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum and will be presented in the upcoming portraitbook (see introduction to this catalogue).
Volusian with a beard (short beard and moustache, still adolescent), on a nice large flan. AMP.