Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Other coins => Topic started by: Victor on February 08, 2015, 11:02:48 AM

Title: Volusian PAX AVGVG from Antioch
Post by: Victor on February 08, 2015, 11:02:48 AM
This is not an LRB, but it has a neat spelling error on the reverse- AVGVG instead of AVGVS. There is a similar example on Richard Beale's site "Four Bad Years"   

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Volusian
A.D. 251- 253
AR Antoninianus
21mm    3.7gm
IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
PAX AVGVG; Pax standing left holding branch and scepter.
In ex. pellets
Cf. RIC IV Antioch 230