Antoninianus - Valerianus DEO VOLKANO; Vulcan
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Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus) (253-260)
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 258-256 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.9 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 285863 |
| References | RIC V.1# 5 Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1927. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.1. Valerian to Florian (AD 253–276). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.val_i.5Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VALERIANVS P F AVG
Translation:
Valerianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Valerian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Vulcan, draped, in temple, holding hammer in right hand and pincers in left hand; sometimes at his feet, anvil.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DEO VOLKANO
Translation:
Deo Volcano.
To god Vulcan.
Mint
Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)Comments
Mass varies: 2.26–3.63 g;
Diameter varies: 20–24.5 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 20–24.5 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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