| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 253 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Aurei (25⁄1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.3#138, OCRE#ric.4.vo.138 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Caius Vibius Volusianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Caius Vibius Volusianus, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Volusian, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted tripod, left, and holding short sceptre in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P 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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| Mintage | ND (253) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 7809580460 |
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