Description: Valerian I (253 - 260 AD). AE Antoninianus, Viminacium mint. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG; radiate, draped bust right / AETERNITATI AVGG; Sol standing left, right hand raised, left holding globe.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 4.12 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 211

Commentary: attractive sand patina with darker highlights

History: Valerian embarked on stron persecution policy against the Christians, executing many - among them the Pope Sixtus II.

Article Number: 017-06-02-44287