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Antoninianus with bust of Volusian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.64 gm.
Credit Line
Augustine Shurtleff Collection of Coins
Accession Number01.5030
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, right.
IMPCAECVIBVOLVSIANOAVG
Reverse: Pietas standing front, head left, with both hands raised; at left, lighted altar.
PIETASAVGG
IMPCAECVIBVOLVSIANOAVG
Reverse: Pietas standing front, head left, with both hands raised; at left, lighted altar.
PIETASAVGG
ProvenanceBy 1901: Dr. Augustine Shurtleff Collection; bequest of Dr. Augustine Shurtleff to MFA, Feb. 5, 1901