40,00 €
Valerian I (253 – 260 AD). AR Antoninianus, Cologne mint. VALERIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / DEO VOLKANO; Vulcan standing left within hexastyle temple, hammer raised in right hand, tongs downward in left, anvil on ground at feet left.
| Diameter [mm]: | AR22 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,46 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC V 5 |
| Commentary: | rare; grey silver patina, good reverse |
The etymology of Vulcan's name is unclear and scholars tries to find the predecessors in Minoan Crete (Velchanos), Celtic Ireland (Olcan) or even Ossetic Caucasus (Wærgon).
