RPC IX, 171


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/171 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IX
Number	171
Province	Thrace
Region	Thrace
City	Coela
Reign	Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.)	Volusian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription	VIB APINI VOLVSSIA C
Edition	Vib(ius) A{p}<f>ini(us) Volusian(us) C(aesar)
Translation	Vibius Afinius Volusian Caesar
Obverse design	bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	AELI MVNICIP COEL
Reverse design	nude Marsyas standing right, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	20 mm
Average weight	4.42 g
Axis	11, 12
Specimens	4 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links	1–4: same pair of dies. 1–4: same obv. die as 171A/1.
Correction	Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1	P: 1634		22	6.29	11	Show
2	2 ✸	C	McClean 4151	20	2.89	12	Show
3	3	Cop	SNG 883	19	4.72	12	Show
4	4	Dresden: AAC3770 (1917/386)		19	3.76	12	Show