Category Archives: Valerian I

Valerian I Antoninianus, Emperor AD 253-260, minted at Antioch, RIC 292, RSC 277, Obverse:  radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I facing right, IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Reverse:  Valerian standing right, holding a globe and a long scepter, facing his son Gallienus who is holding Victory in his right hand and a transverse spear in his left, VIRTVS AVGG, very lustrous coin, great portrait of Valerian, detailed emperors on the reverse, right down to that little Victory, full and clear legends on both sides, an especially well struck and centered coin for the issue, very, very attractive and lustrous, Asking price:  $95 includes priority shipping and insurance, registered to other countries (please see shipping information page)

Valerian I Antoninianus, Emperor AD 253-260, struck at Rome AD 253, RIC V, Part I, page 45, 74c; RSC25; Van Meter 10, Obverse: radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian facing right, IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Reverse: Apollo standing right, drawing back his bow and arrow, APOLINI PROPVG, very lustrous coin with very light attractive toning, great portrait of Valerian in high relief. Though softly struck, the reverse shows much detail, full and crisp legend on the obverse, the reverse legend is softly struck but very legible, the slight roughness in the photos of the obverse with the light shining into Valerian’s face is barely imperceptible (if at all) on the coin in hand, the luster makes the high relief portrait difficult to photograph, a lovely coin, much, much sharper in hand (this coin was for some reason very difficult to photograph, and in hand, especially, the portrait is sharp and detailed, Asking price: $77 includes priority shipping and insurance

Valerian I Antoninianus, Emperor AD 253-260, RIC 253; Van Meter 75, Obverse: radiate and draped bust of Valerian I facing right, IMP VALERIANVS P AVG, Reverse: Salus standing right, holding a snake in her arms and feeding it from a patera, SALVS AVGG, very lustrous coin with very, very light toning, a wonderful, sharp, and much better than usually seen portrait of Valerian in high relief, detailed reverse though the reverse is slightly softly struck, a super serpent with a long tail that threatens to snake off the flan, full and crisp legends on both sides with the exception of P AVG on the obverse slightly softly struck, a real beauty and a much better example of Valerian’s coinage than is usually encountered (especially the obverse) and a scarce type for Valerian with this reverse, and again, an exceptional portrait of this ill-fated emperor, Asking price: $175 includes priority shipping and insurance