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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 7663390, member: 84744&quot;]You&#039;re both right.&nbsp; This particular VICTORIA PART reverse is from the Antioch mint.&nbsp; It exists for Valerian II (4th and/or 5th emission) and Gallienus (rarely, 5th emission).&nbsp; It was first reported for Valerian by <a href="https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_1969_num_6_11_986" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_1969_num_6_11_986" rel="nofollow">Bastien</a> (it was unknown to Göbl at that time).&nbsp; I assume it&#039;s in MIR but I don&#039;t have a copy... [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER], I don&#039;t suppose you have one?&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure if this is the second known example or if there are a few more.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that it&#039;s part of the 5th emission at Antioch is interesting.&nbsp; It dates to 257 at the earliest, quite likely later, as late as 260.&nbsp; If it were issued in 260 that would explain its extreme rarity.&nbsp; After Valerian was captured, a coin type celebrating his &quot;victory&quot; over his captors, especially in the vicinity of Antioch, would be particularly embarrassing... grounds to recall the issue en masse, if it even had a chance to enter into circulation at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I think the coin is the best possible representation of Valerian&#039;s ignoble end![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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