IMP C P
LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Publius Licinius Valerian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description
Sol, radiate, standing left, holding whip in right hand.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
P M TR
P V COS II P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)