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A billon antoninianus of the Emperor Valerian with a reverse showing Spes Coin Type: Billon antoninianus of Valerian I, 253-260 CE.
Mint and Date: Mediolanum (RIC), or Viminacium (Göbl); 253-255 CE
Size and Weight: 24mm x 19mm, 2.5g
Obverse: (IMP VA)LERIANVS P AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA
Spes tiptoeing left, holding a flower and lifting hem of skirt.
Ref:RCV (2005) 9978; RIC V 257; Göbl 827c.
BW Ref: 002 029 023
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