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, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand at altar and holding sceptre in left hand.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
P 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.)