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Antoninianus with bust of Valerian I
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 255–256
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 3.71 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Everett Fund
Accession Number88.491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Valerian I, radiate, draped and cuirassed, to right.
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
Reverse: Two emperors standing face to face, one holding spear and globe, the other holding Victory and spear.
VIRTVS AVGG
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
Reverse: Two emperors standing face to face, one holding spear and globe, the other holding Victory and spear.
VIRTVS AVGG
ProvenanceDecember, 1885, discovered by Don Mariano Lazzari at Cerveteri, Italy and sold, through Pietro Pennelli, to Rodolfo Lanciani (b. 1845 – d. 1929), Rome; 1888, sold by Lanciani to the MFA for $491.89 [purchase price for MFA accession nos. 88.345 – 88.530]. (Accession Date: January 1, 1888)
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.