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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 24855297, member: 10461&quot;]I got this from [USER=75936]@GregH[/USER] in Australia, in the Secret Saturnalia swap over on NumisForums.</p><p><br /></p><p>The letter said:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>”<i>Happy Saturnalia!</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>I hope you like this coin-</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>a better grade Valerian ant</i>.”</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>And so it is!&nbsp; I daresay it looks Mint State!&nbsp; Wow.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_12/DB5A68FD-BD2D-4AC3-A121-A79D273B00B8.jpeg.0c43bd7507c6533f98cdbb892f0bd5bb.jpeg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_12/DB5A68FD-BD2D-4AC3-A121-A79D273B00B8.jpeg.0c43bd7507c6533f98cdbb892f0bd5bb.jpeg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_12/DB5A68FD-BD2D-4AC3-A121-A79D273B00B8.jpeg.0c43bd7507c6533f98cdbb892f0bd5bb.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_12/1C0CA255-1346-4C00-8CE2-5166E840855F.jpeg.2fb91aa43d8167ddfc6e730923f74f03.jpeg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_12/1C0CA255-1346-4C00-8CE2-5166E840855F.jpeg.2fb91aa43d8167ddfc6e730923f74f03.jpeg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2023_12/1C0CA255-1346-4C00-8CE2-5166E840855F.jpeg.2fb91aa43d8167ddfc6e730923f74f03.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is only the second Valerian I have owned.&nbsp; The last was in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/picture-repost-some-of-my-old-2007-08-roman-imperial-collection.296837/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/picture-repost-some-of-my-old-2007-08-roman-imperial-collection.296837/">my old novice (2007-08) collection</a>, when I had just started collecting ancients.&nbsp; I got it from Incitatus Coins.&nbsp; Had to sell it in 2008 when I sold the rest of the old collection during my Recession layoff.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, the new one <a href="https://www.numisforums.com/profile/134-gregh/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisforums.com/profile/134-gregh/" rel="nofollow">@GregH</a> just sent is far superior.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the old one, which appears to have been the same PIETAS type.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rs062-valeriani-jpg.628570/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rs062-valeriani-jpg.628570/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/rs062-valeriani-jpg.628570/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I find Valerian interesting because of that story about how he <a href="https://thehistorianshut.com/2017/01/02/emperor-valerian-the-stepping-stool-of-persia/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thehistorianshut.com/2017/01/02/emperor-valerian-the-stepping-stool-of-persia/" rel="nofollow">became the human footstool of Shapur I</a> when he was captured by the Sasanians.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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