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Aureus with bust of Volusian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 2.71 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.51
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, right.
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Reverse: Aequitas standing, head left, holds scales in right hand, cornucopia in left.
AEQVITASAVGG
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Reverse: Aequitas standing, head left, holds scales in right hand, cornucopia in left.
AEQVITASAVGG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Vicomte de Ponton d'Amécourt Collection; by 1887: with Rollin and Feuardent, 4, Rue de Louvois, Paris (auction of the Ponton d'Amecourt collection, April 1887, no. 504); by 1958: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; February 12, 1964: purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd.