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Sestertius with bust of Divus Valerian II, struck under Valerian I and Gallienus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 258
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze (with traces of gilding)
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 25.31 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1977.493
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: draped bust of Divus Valerian II, to the right
DIVOCAESVALERIANO
Reverse: Funeral pyre of five tiers hung with garlands and surmounted by quadriga
CONSE CRATIO; in exergue: S C
DIVOCAESVALERIANO
Reverse: Funeral pyre of five tiers hung with garlands and surmounted by quadriga
CONSE CRATIO; in exergue: S C
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Auction 28, no. 460); by 1977: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich (Leu auction 18, May 5, 1977, Saal der Zunft zum Kambel, Limmatquai 52, Zurich, lot 378); purchased by MFA at Bank Leu auction 18; accessioned by MFA, June 8, 1977