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A billon antoninianus of the Emperor Valerian showing Sol with whip Coin Type: Holed billon antoninianus of Valerian I, 253-260 CE.
Mint and Date: Lugdunum (RIC) or Cologne (Göbl and Sear) mint, 257-259 CE.
Size and Weight: 20mm x 24mm, 2.65g
Obverse: VALERIANVS P F AVG
Radiate, draped bust right.
Reverse: ORIENS AVGG
Sol, nude but for chlamys draped over shoulders, standing left, right hand raised and open, whip in left arm behind.
Ref: RCV (2005) 9952; RIC V 12A; Göbl 868h.
Provenance: antiquesheaven (eBay), February 2010
BW Ref: 016 047 000
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The content of this page was last updated on 16 February 2010