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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JulesUK, post: 4106976, member: 107940&quot;]So one of my New Year`s purchases is this little Valerian silvered coin which features a woman as &quot;The Orient&quot; on the reverse - A deity I had never heard of before and I may be right in thinking that only Gallienus and Valerian used the Orient on their coins given the history of Persian incursions and Valerian relocating to Antioch to stave off the threat (Which failed miserably).</p><p>As an aside, Sears in the 4th revised edition says that due to the silver content of the antoninianus becoming so low it became necessary to give them a &quot;Silver wash&quot; to help distinguish them from bronzes. However the wash itself was very thin and in most cases became very patchy or disappeared entirely so that coins that retain their silvery coating today are quite rare. </p><p>So here is my proud example and I wonder if anyone can add to this:-</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066757[/ATTACH] </p><p>VALERIAN (255 AD)&nbsp; Antoninianus Antioch mint. 21mm 3.4g&nbsp; RIC V-1, 287</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv; IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Bust Rad, dr, cuir right</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev; RESTITVT ORIENTIS. The orient as a turreted woman, standing right presenting a wreath to Valerian, left, in military attire holding a spear</p><p>Purchased from Carpe Diem Numismatics[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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