Roman Imperial coin – HCR153212

Obverse

Inscription:

[DIVO CAE]S VALERIANO (overtype) / [I]MP C P LIC VALER[IANVS P F AVG] (undertype)

Design:

Head of Valerian II, radiate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

CONSEC[RATIO] (overtype) / [O]RIENS [AVGG] (undertype)

Design:

Eagle standing right, head left (overtype) / Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing or advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip or globe in left hand (undertype)

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Gallienus

Dynasty

Central Empire

Reign

Valerian I

Person

Valerian II

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Antoninianus

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 258 – 260

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.98

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.8

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Francis Douce

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

Mint-mark (reverse)

-/-//S

Overstrike

See Description and References tabs for further details; on reverse axis of undertype is at 5 relative to overtype (raised right hand of Sol visible)

Metal Analysis

King and Northover (1997), p.125

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : 27k (overtype)

Reference

RIC V.1 (first edition) : Valerian 106

Reference

Bland, R., Besly, E., Burnett, A. and Moorhead, S. - 2018 - The Cunetio and Normanby hoards : Cunetio 686 (overtype)

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.val_ii.27k.1

Note:

Overtype

Contributors to this coin record

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