Description
Valerian I (253 – 260 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 255-256 AD. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right / LIBERALITAS AVGG; Liberalitas standing left, holding tessera and cornucopiae; S-C across fields.
Valerian I; AE Sestertius, Rome; Liberalitas
155,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE25 |
| Weight [g]: | 12,08 |
| Grade: | gF/F |
| Attribution: | RIC V 165; MIR 36, 66h; Banti 13 |
| Commentary: | grey-olive patina, decent details |
Historical Context
In 260 AD Valerian became the first Roman emperor captured by enemy and the empire just confidently celebrating a millenium of Rome just a dozen years earlier was stripped of the self-assurance.
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