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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1819641, member: 42773&quot;]Today’s installment from the lot is an antoninianus of Valerian. This coin appealed to me for purely aesthetic reasons, namely the unusually strong reverse. For whatever reasons, this version of Victory is typically rather mushy on the coins of Valerian, and frequently the inscription is partially off flan. In fact, the reverse of my coin is much nicer than any of the current high-grade (expensive) offerings on the market (check NB, Cerberus, Gitbud-Naumann et al.) It’s a common coin, but a nicely-struck piece of Roman silver at a bargain price. Who can argue with that?</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Valerian, 193/195/200 - 260 or 264</p><p>AR Antoninianus, 21mm, 3.4g, 6h; Rome mint, 256-7 AD</p><p>Obv.: IMP&nbsp; C&nbsp; P&nbsp; LIC&nbsp; VALERIANVS&nbsp; P&nbsp; F&nbsp; AVG; radiate, draped bust right</p><p>Rev.: VICTORIA AVGG; Victory standing left, resting on shield and holding palm</p><p>Reference: RIC 5(a) Valerian I 128 (p.&nbsp; 48)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s13.postimg.org/go34ze0tz/005a700black.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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