The George W. La Borde Collection of Roman Aurei Part I
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Volusian, 251 – 253
Binio 251-253, AV 5.08 g. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. PAX AVGG Pax standing l. holding branch and transverse sceptre. C –, cf. 69 (aureus). RIC –, cf. 157 (aureus). Calicó 3363a (this coin).
Rare. Struck on a very broad flan, reddish tone, an edge mark at seven o'clock
on obverse, and about extremely fine / good very fine
Provenance
Fedor Ivanovich Prowe (1872-1932) Collection sold by Brüder Egger, auction 17, Vienna, 28 November 1904 sqq., lot 2694, for 425 Kronen.
Archer M. Huntington (1870-1955) Collection, offered to the Hispanic Society of America – New York City, accession number HSA 22106, sold by Sotheby’s (New York), single-lot sealed-bid auction, 8 March 2012.
Sold by Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, auction 67, 17 October 2012, lot 202.