VOLUSIAN
AD 251-253AR Antoninianus. 3.63g, 21.4mm
MINTED: Rome mint, AD 252-253
REF: RIC 141; Cohen 94
OBVERSE: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: P M TR P IIII COS II, Volusian standing looking left, holding patera in right hand and a short scepter in left, sacrificing over a lighted altar.
Notes:
Well-centered. Some porosity and spots of horn silver. Nicer in hand.
Historical Notes:
Volusian was the son and co-ruler of Trebonianus Gallus, who was proclaimed emperor in 251. In 253, they marched to put down the revolt of Aemilian, the governor of Moesia Superior and Pannonia. They had summoned the German legions under future emperor Valerian to support them, but before Valerian could arrive, Gallus's own soldiers turned against him and murdered both him and Volusian.
VOLUSIAN . AD 251-253 . AR Antoninianus . Emperor sacrificing
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