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ID:     161392
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Volusian
Date Ruled:     A.D. 251-253
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     A.D. 251-253
Diameter:     28 mm
Weight:     16.39 g
Die Axis:     0.2 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP CAE C VIB VOL[VSI]ANO AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Reverse Legend:     PAX AVGG / S - C
Reverse Description:     Pax standing left, holding olive branch in raised right hand and cradling sceptre in left arm
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 256a (same obv. die)
Reference2:     Hunter 33
Reference3:     Cohen 74
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=78205
Notes:     Ex William C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin's 42, 26 September 2005), lot 628 (part of), with his original ticket (numbered 109), purchased from A.H. Baldwin, December 1903.