Antoninianus - Valerianus AETERNITATI AVGG; Sol

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	256-255
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.4 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 286117
References	RIC V.1# 211c 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.211c Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

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

Sol, radiate, nude except for cloak draped over shoulders, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AETERNITATI AVGG

Translation:
Aeternitati Duorum Augustorum.
Eternity of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Colonia Viminacium, Moesia Superior, Serbia

Comments

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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ND (256-255)

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