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

€285,892.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year255-259
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#29b, OCRE#ric.5.val_i.29b
Obverse descriptionBust of Valerian, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Publius Licinius Valerian, 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 III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (255-259)  - -
Catalog ID1676843420
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