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Binio (double-aureus) with bust of Volusian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 5.41 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1998.10
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate draped, cuirassed bust of Volusian to right. IMPCAECVIBVOLVSIANOAVG
Reverse: Pietas standing, head left, with arms outstretched. An altar with flames on top to the left of Pietas.
PIETASAVGG
Reverse: Pietas standing, head left, with arms outstretched. An altar with flames on top to the left of Pietas.
PIETASAVGG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; March 18, 1998: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.