Roman Imperial coin – HCR151743

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP P LIC VALERIANO AVG

Design:

Bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, viewed from rear

Reverse

Inscription:

FIDES MILITVM

Design:

Fides, draped, standing left, head right, holding vertical vexillum in right hand and transverse standard in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Gallienus

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Valerian I

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Viminacium

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 253 (according to Le trésor d'Éauze, 1992)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.13

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.3

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1907

Source

New College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by New College, 1907.

mint attribution: uncertain

Issue

First

Metal Analysis

King and Northover (1997), p.134

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 240 var.

Note:

Obverse portrait appears to be cuirassed as well as draped (bust type C, not A)

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : Cunetio 760 (obverse); Cunetio 765 (reverse) var.

Note:

Reassigned from mint of Mediolanum to 'Viminacium'; Reverse figure appears to be holding a transverse standard in left hand, not a sceptre (reverse type Fides 2a, not Fides 2)

Reference

Le trésor d'Éauze : 1366

Note:

Reassigned from mint of Mediolanum to 'Viminacium'

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.val_i.240

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