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Valerian Apollo Coin Type: Base metal fourée core of an antoninianus of Valerian I, 253-260 CE. Traces of silvering remain.
Mint and Date: Rome, 253-255 CE (if original)
Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 2.9g
Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
(IMP) C P LIC VALERIAN(VS AVG)
Reverse: Apollo standing left holding out a branch and leaning on a lyre which stands on a rock.
APOLINI CONSERVA
Ref:RCV (2005) 9925; RIC 71
BW Ref: 001 027 007
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