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Sestertius with bust of Volusian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 23.61 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.605
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Volusian to right.
IMPCAECVIBVOLVSIANOAVG
Reverse: Juno seated in round distyle temple.
IVNONIMARTIALI In field: S C
IMPCAECVIBVOLVSIANOAVG
Reverse: Juno seated in round distyle temple.
IVNONIMARTIALI In field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: L. P. Messenger Collection; by 1951: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 8 Robert Street, Adelphi, London (auction of the L. P. Messenger Collection, Nov. 21, 1951, lot 211); probably late 1951: purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; 1998 year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA