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RIC V Valerian II 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 255

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

This object is an aureus, a coin associated with the Roman Empire. The obverse face displays a draped bust of Valerian II facing right with a bare head, accompanied by the obverse legend reading "VALERIANVS CAES". The reverse face features the type of a child Jupiter on a goat, which is paired with the reverse legend reading "IOVI CRESCENTI".

The piece is composed of struck gold and is recorded with the date of AD 255. It was produced at the mint of Lugdunum, which is also listed as its maker, under the issuing authority of Valerian. The coin is catalogued under the reference RIC V Valerian II 1 and bears the type corpus identifier ric.5.val_ii.1 from Online Coins of the Roman Empire, a digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage by the American Numismatic Society.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Publius Licinius Cornelius Valerianus, known as Valerian II, was the eldest son of Emperor Gallienus and grandson of the Emperor Valerian. His grandfather ruled from 253 to spring 260 AD, having risen to power during the Crisis of the Third Century and naming Gallienus as co-emperor. This gold aureus was struck in AD 255 at Lugdunum, an ancient city in Gaul founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Valerian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Valerian II, head bare, draped, right
Reverse type
Child Jupiter on goat
Obverse legend
VALERIANVS CAES
Reverse legend
IOVI CRESCENTI

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_ii.1
Catalogue reference
RIC V Valerian II 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.val_ii.1
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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