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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 7872272, member: 92212"]I'm late to the party, but... after trading "up" through 3 different Valerian portraits I finally stopped when I got this one. In hand his moustache really pops.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356445[/ATTACH]</p><p>Valerian I, (Publius Licinius Valerianus), AD 253-260.</p><p>Antioch mint; silver Antoninianus.</p><p>Obv.: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG; Radiate draped cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev.: RESTITVT ORIENTIS; Valerian standing, receiving wreath from Orient.</p><p>Diam.: 21 mm. Weight: 3.3 gr.</p><p>Attrib.: Cohen 189. RIC 287, page 60. (Scarce.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps it goes without saying, but in this period (the start of the Crisis of the Third Century) the silver content really took a nosedive. Unfortunately, the silver content was so low that not many nice examples are extant -- and several of those that do remain have surface/metal issues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 7872272, member: 92212"]I'm late to the party, but... after trading "up" through 3 different Valerian portraits I finally stopped when I got this one. In hand his moustache really pops. [ATTACH=full]1356445[/ATTACH] Valerian I, (Publius Licinius Valerianus), AD 253-260. Antioch mint; silver Antoninianus. Obv.: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG; Radiate draped cuirassed bust, right. Rev.: RESTITVT ORIENTIS; Valerian standing, receiving wreath from Orient. Diam.: 21 mm. Weight: 3.3 gr. Attrib.: Cohen 189. RIC 287, page 60. (Scarce.) Perhaps it goes without saying, but in this period (the start of the Crisis of the Third Century) the silver content really took a nosedive. Unfortunately, the silver content was so low that not many nice examples are extant -- and several of those that do remain have surface/metal issues.[/QUOTE]
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