RPC IX, 443

 

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Coin type
Volume IX
Number 443
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Alexandria
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Person (obv.) Volusian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription IMP G VIVI AFI ELD VOLVSSI
Edition Imp(erator) G(aius) Vi{b}<v>i(us) Afi(nius) <V>eld(umnianus) Volus{s}i(anus)
Translation Emperor Gaius Vibius Affinius Veldumnianus Volusianus
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVG TROAD
Edition col(onia) Aug(usta) Troad(ensium)
Translation the Augustan colony of the Troadenses
Reverse design nude Marsyas standing right, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.60 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 154
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 440/1, 441/1–3, 442/1. 1–3: same rev. die as 488/1–3.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 154
2 2     ✸ CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 892
3 3     Solidus, EA 6, 19 July 2015, lot 198