Antoninianus - Valerianus VOTA ORBIS; Victory

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	255-256
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 286216
References	RIC V.1# 295c 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.295c 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

Two Victories, winged, draped, affixing shield inscribed S C onto palm-tree.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VOTA ORBIS

Translation:
Vota Orbis.
The vows (prayers) of the city.

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (255-256)

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