RPC IX, 443

 

Image of specimen #2

 

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
Nominative Imperator Gaius Vibius Afinius Volusianus
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVG TROAD
Reverse design nude Marsyas standing right, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
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