The Giant Antaeus, 251-53 A.D.
The Giant Antaeus, 251-53 A.D.

Bronze 23 mm of Volusian, Alexandria in the Troad, undated, 251-53 A.D.
 
IMP C VIBI AFINI OLVSSIANV; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian r.
COL AVG TROAD; Hercules wrestling the giant Antaeus.
 
SNG Copenhagen 185
 
Picture credit: Numismatik Naumann (Auction 40), 7.2.2016, lot 401

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