Aureus - Valerianus P M TR P II COS P P

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 254-258
Type Standard circulation coin
Value Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Gold
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Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.1#27, OCRE#ric.5.val_i.27
Obverse description Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Publius Licinius Valerian, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description Soldier, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear in left hand.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TR P II COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation.)
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Mintage ND (254-258) - -
Numisquare ID 2234930130
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