Description
Valerian I (253 – 260 AD). BI Antoninianus, Antioch mint 253-254 AD. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped bust right / RESTITVT GENER HVMANI; Sol, radiate, walking right, holding globe and raising right hand.
Valerian I; BI Antoninianus, Antioch; Sol with globe
55,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | BI21 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,46 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | RIC 220. Goebl 1564a. |
| Commentary: | rare; some roughness |
Historical Context
The titles of "Restorer of the East," "of the World," and "of the Human Race," as applied to Valerian I, on whose silver coins they appear, are indeed "more glorius than true."
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