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
Valerian, seated left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
P M TR
P V COS III P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)