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257 AD Valerian I - Antoninianus Roman Imperial Coin AE 2 FA
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- CP 1144
- Dimensions (mm)
- 19.2 x 21.5 x 1.5mm
- Weight (g)
- 0.2
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Valerian I Coin
257 AD
Valerian I was a Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD.
He persecuted Christians and was later taken captive by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the first Roman emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing shock and instability throughout the Roman Empire.
Observe - VALERIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse - Salus standing left by altar, holding patera and sceptre, feeding serpent rising.
Weight - 2.8 grams
Roman billon coins
This term is applied to coins of silver mixed with much copper alloy, or to copper with a small alloy of silver.
From the reign of Gallienus to that of Claudius II (ad 253 to 270), almost all the coins were made of billon.
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- SKU
- CP 1144
- Dimensions (mm)
- 19.2 x 21.5 x 1.5 mm
- Weight (g)
- 0.2
- Colours
-
Valerian I Coin
257 AD
Valerian I was a Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD.
He persecuted Christians and was later taken captive by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the first Roman emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing shock and instability throughout the Roman Empire.
Observe - VALERIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse - Salus standing left by altar, holding patera and sceptre, feeding serpent rising.
Weight - 2.8 grams
Roman billon coins
This term is applied to coins of silver mixed with much copper alloy, or to copper with a small alloy of silver.
From the reign of Gallienus to that of Claudius II (ad 253 to 270), almost all the coins were made of billon.
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