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

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 254-256
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#28, OCRE#ric.5.val_i.28
Obverse description Bust of Valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering 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.)
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Mintage ND (254-256) - -
Numisquare ID 2285373900
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