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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8191158, member: 80952&quot;]... and the name is Valerian.</p><p>I am fully aware that getting a complete &quot;one coin per emperor&quot; collection is impossible simply because some rulers are way too expensive. But when I have the opportunity, the coin is decent and the price is more decent, why not.</p><p>Already managed to add, recently, Carus, Carinus, Numerian, Herennia Etruscilla. Nothing spectacular but ticking a box is always satisfying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian, although common, eluded me because I had the ambition to get a decent coin under 25 EUR.</p><p>Finally happened today and I am satisfied with this coin, good Valerian portrait, well centered and a nice reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434129[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian I AD 255-256. Samosata</p><p>Billon Antoninianus</p><p>20 mm, 2,92 g</p><p>IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, right / RESTITVT ORIENTIS, turreted woman (the Orient), draped, standing right, presenting wreath to emperor, standing left, holding spear in left hand</p><p>RIC V Valerian 287; Göbl 1685e; RSC 189.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I cannot &quot;unsee&quot; since I noticed this coin is the turreted woman. Say whatever you want, but the image that remained into my brain is a magician with a top hat who presents a rabbit.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434131[/ATTACH]</p><p>And since there was a Valerian II, although in a modest condition, I decided to have a go.</p><p>Nothing to write home about, but getting it for 10 EUR is a good deal. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434130[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian II, Caesar AD 254-255. Rome</p><p>Billon Antoninianus</p><p>22 mm, 2,34 g</p><p>P LIC VALERIANVS CAES, bust of Valerian II, radiate, draped, right / PIETAS AVGG, Sacrificial implements, variously arranged</p><p>RIC V Valerian II 19</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post </p><p>- coins from Valerian I or II</p><p>- coins where some images look like something completely different at first sight (yes, the turreted Orient still looks like a magician for me)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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