Aureus - Valerianus P M TR P III COS II P P

€285,891.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year254-256
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.1#28, OCRE#ric.5.val_i.28
Obverse descriptionBust of Valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP 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 descriptionValerian, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand at altar and holding sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P III COS II P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (254-256)  - -
Catalog ID2285373900
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