Antoninianus - Volusianus FELICITAS PVBL; Felicitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Volusianus (Gaius Vibius Volusianus) (251-253)
Trebonianus Gallus (Gaius Vibius Afinius Trebonianus Gallus) (251-253) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 251-253 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.5 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 284078 |
| References | RIC IV.3# 205 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1949. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.3. Gordian III – Uranius Antoninus (AD 238–253). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.vo.205Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Caius Vibius Volusianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Caius Vibius Volusianus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FELICITAS PVBL
Translation:
Felicitas Publica.
Good fortune of the public.
Mint
Mediolanum, modern-day Milan, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 2.63–4.57 g;
Diameter varies: 19–25.08 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 19–25.08 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 89
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