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RIC V Valerian 273

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 253

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Aureus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Valerian, AD 253, catalogued as RIC V Valerian 273. Obverse: Bust of Valerian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Valerian, walking right, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG. Reverse legend: AETERNITAS AVGG.

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Historical context

Publius Licinius Valerianus served as Roman emperor from AD 253 until the spring of 260, ascending to power during the turbulent Crisis of the Third Century before naming his son Gallienus co-emperor. Struck at Antioch in Syria in AD 253, this issue dates to the beginning of Valerian's reign, prior to his capture by the Persian emperor Shapur I following the Battle of Edessa.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Valerian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Valerian, radiate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Valerian, walking right, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
AETERNITAS AVGG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.val_i.273
Catalogue reference
RIC V Valerian 273
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.val_i.273
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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