Volusian AD 251-253 – Antiochia, Pisidia

Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Volusian, facing right. Inscription:

IMP C VIB A P CALVSSIANO AVG (Imperator Caius Vibius Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus Augustus).

Rev. Roma, personification of the Roman state, seated left on a shield, holding Nike (goddess of victory) and a spear. Inscription:

ANTIOCHIO CLAI / S R.

Diameter: 21mm

Weight: 5.1g

Volusian was a short-reigning emperor during the Crisis of the Third Century, a period of political instability, barbarian invasions, and internal strife