| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 253 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Sestertius (1/8) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.5 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.3#245, OCRE#ric.4.vo.245 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
| 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, holding short sceptre in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P IIII COS II P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (253) - - |
| Catalog ID | 8577912300 |
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