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Antioch Mint Third Issue "Gross Style"
If you like unlisted coins, Volusian antoniniani from Antioch are the best. About one in four is unlisted because of a different bust type or legend spelling. Although Antioch issued many coins of Hostilian as AVG, there are no Antioch coins (antoniniani or tetradrachms) of Volusian as Caesar. Being on the remote eastern end of the empire, news must have been slow to reach the city, and also Hostilian seems to have held the title of Augustus earlier and longer than the period where Volusian was Caesar.
The Antioch group I coins (the RIC designation for last issue, sometime in AD 253) are significantly rarer for Volusian than Gallus - this is not so much the case during the first issue (Group II). Tetradrachms of Volusian from this later period are non-existent.
Antioch Mint Third Issue (Group I) approx AD 253
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RIC |
Obverse/Reverse |
Notes |
Obverse Photo |
Reverse Photo |
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| 214 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
This group is actually later than Group II. The portraits are hardly distinguishable from those of
Gallus. -/- ./. |
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| ADVENTVS AVG Emperor on horseback l., raising r. hand and holding sceptre. |
| 215 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
..../.... There is a known variant with AEQVTAS (Vienna) |
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| AEQVITAS AVG Aequitas stg, l., holding scales and cornucopiae. |
| 216 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. | A very rare type with the reverse ending in AVG, probably in error. |
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| FELICITAS AVG Felicitas stg. l., holding cadaceus and cornucopiae |
| 217 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
-/- ../.. |
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| FELICITAS PVBL Felicitas stg. l., holding cadaceus and cornucopiae |
| 218 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. | iv/iv |
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| IVNO MARTIALIS Juno seated l., holding corn ears and sceptre. |
| 219 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
There were 3 of these in the 'Antioch Hoard' described by
William Metcalf in ANS Museum Notes 22 but the type is quite rare.
-/- Bottom coin from collection of Dr. F. Óvári |
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| MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM Mars advancing r., holding spear and shield. |
| 220 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
-/- vii/iiv |
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| MARTI PACIFERO Mars advancing l., holding branch and spear. |
| unlisted | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
Unlisted reverse type. ./. |
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| PAX AVGVS Pax stg. l., holding branch and transverse sceptre. |
| unlisted | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
Unlisted reverse type. Also the reverse legend is
misspelled as AVGVG vii/vii |
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| PAX AVGVG Pax stg. l., holding branch and transverse sceptre. |
| 221 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. | iv(?)/iv 4.03g |
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| ROMAE AETERNAE AVG Roma std. l., holding Victory and spear, shield at her side. |
| 222 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. | .../... |
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| SAECVLVM NOVVM Hexastyle temple with figure in center. |
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222 var unlisted |
IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
Unlisted variant with two 'L's in SAECLLVM, though it
seems to be more common than the listed type above. ../.. |
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| SAECVLLM NOVVM Hexastyle temple with figure in center. |
| unlisted | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. | ../.. |
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| VBERITAS AVG Uberitas stg. l., holding purse and cornucopiae |
| 222A | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. |
I have no idea why RIC called this coin 222A since 222
(above) is a totally different type. Maybe they had to add it in after the numbering system was already fixed in
place. ../.. |
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| VICTORIA AVG Victory advancing. l., holding wreath and palm. |
| 223 | IMP CC VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed r. | The existence of this coin is suspect. Antioch coins do not normally have an "AVGG" reverse legend and RIC notes 'Description of reverse incomplete' which means Mattingly couldn't find an example and the information source was of lesser quality. | ||
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| VICTORIA AVGG Victory running r., holding wreath and palm. |