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Aureus with bust of Valerian I
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 253
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.39 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.52
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Valerian I, laureate, draped, right. IMPCPLICVALERIANVSAVG
Reverse: Victory driving biga right.
VICTORIAE AVGG (in exergue)
Reverse: Victory driving biga right.
VICTORIAE AVGG (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1958: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., February 12, 1964