Double Aureus `Binio` - Volusianus P M TR P IIII COS II

€284,009.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year253
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Aurei (25⁄1)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#138, OCRE#ric.4.vo.138
Obverse descriptionBust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Caius Vibius Volusianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Caius Vibius Volusianus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionVolusian, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted tripod, left, and holding short sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P IIII COS II
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time.)
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MintageND (253)  - -
Catalog ID7809580460
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