| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D. |  |
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| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Neapolis, Samaria |   | Neapolis, Samaria, the biblical Shechemis, is now Nablus, Israel, the site of Joseph's Tomb and Jacob's well. Jesus spoke here to a Samaritan woman. The city was refounded as Flavia Neopolis after the Jewish Revolt. Nablus is home to about half the remaining worldwide Samaritan population of 600. |
| 36449. Bronze AE 21, SNG ANS 1041, aVF, weight 5.918 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, Neapolis mint, 251 - 253 AD.; obverse AVT KAIC G OVI TPEBO V[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FL NEAC POLEW, Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar, stairway to temple, colonnade below; ex Amphora Coins (David Hendin); $150.00 (€124.50) |
| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Neapolis, Samaria |  | The same type was minted for Trebonianus Gallus. This obverse legend, though blundered, appears to read for Volusian rather than Trebonianus Gallus.
Neapolis Samaria has been identified as the Biblical Shechem. |
| RP8649. Bronze AE 26, BMC Palestine 163 (obv legend var), SNG Cop -, SNG ANS -, F, weight 10.62 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 225o, Neapolis mint, 251-253 AD.; obverse AVT KAI G OVE TPIBO VLOVCIANOC (or similar), radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse FL NEAC POLEWC, Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar, small star right and crescent left of temple, stairway to temple, colonnade below, all supported by facing eagle with wings spread; rare; $100.00 (€83.00) |
|  | Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to other people, gods and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others. |
| 17115. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 182, RSC IV 88, Van Meter 25, EF, weight 3.392 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 251 - 253 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse PIETAS AVGG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, raising both hands, altar left; nice obverse, flat reverse strike; scarce; $95.00 (€78.85) |
| 82146. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 205, RSC IV 32, VF, weight 4.207 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 180o, Mediolanum mint, 251 - 253 A.D.; obverse IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse FELICITAS PVBL, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right, cornucopia in left; $90.00 (€74.70) |
| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Antioch, Pisidia |  | |
| RP82888. Bronze AE 19, cf. SNG Cop 84 - 87 (various blundered legends), SNG von Aulock 4979 var (same), VF, weight 6.742 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch in Pisidia mint, obverse IMP C VIR AV CALVSSIANO AVG (sic), radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse ANTIOCHI[...], eagle on vexillum between two standards, SR in ex; rare; $80.00 (€66.40) |
| RS41881. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 9762, RIC IV Treb. Gallus 140, RSC IV 92, VF, weight 3.146 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 253 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P IIII COS II, Volusian standing left, branch in right, short transverse scepter in left; nicely centered, toned; scarce; $80.00 (€66.40) |
|  | Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygiea to the Greeks, who feigned her to be the daughter of Aesculapius and of Minerva. |
| 82126. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 9769, RIC IV 184, RSC 118, VF, weight 3.101 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 252 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse SALVS AVGG, Salus standing right, feeding snake in arms from patera in left; irregular flan, toned, nice portrait; scarce; $70.00 (€58.10) |
| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Antioch, Pisidia |  | |
| RP41007. Bronze AE 19, cf. SNG Cop 84 - 87 (various blundered legends), SNG von Aulock 4979 var (same), aVF, weight 7.325 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch in Pisidia mint, obverse IMP C VIR AV CALVSSIANO AVG (sic), radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse ANTIOCHI[...], eagle on vexillum between two standards, SR in ex; rare; $65.00 (€53.95) |
| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Antioch, Pisidia |  | |
| RP41010. Bronze AE 22, SNG von Aulock 4978 var (CALLVSIANO), VF, weight 3.891 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch in Pisidia mint, obverse IMP CAES [...] (blundered), radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse ANTIOCHI CO, eagle on vexillum between two standards, SR in ex; rare; $65.00 (€53.95) |
| Volusian, c. November 251 - July or August 253 A.D., Viminacium, Moesia Superior |  | The bull and the lion are symbols of the Legions VII and IV, which were quartered in the province. |
| 29253. Bronze AE 27, Varbanov I 221 var (fully draped bust), aVF, weight 12.659 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 180o, Viminacium mint, obverse IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder; reverse P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing left, between bull and lion, uncertain date in ex (AN XIII or XIV); unusual bust for the period; scarce; $60.00 (€49.80) |
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