I find it quite difficult to determine the mints at which coins of Valerian I were struck. For example, the coin below; I have it down as Rome or Milan or Viminacium. I compared coins on Wildwinds and Ascearch and found that the figure of Fides seems to hold different standards on the coins from Rome, i.e. both standards on the ground. So I guess it is Milan or Viminacium, but I tend to the former. Does anybody know more about mint attribution for these coins?
Göbl 807d (30 spec.), assigned by him to Viminacium, though I consider this location of the mint doubtful.
Thanks a lot, that is very helpful. I agree, based on style I tend to think that the mint is Milan rather than Viminacium. Here is another Valerian, where I am very uncertain regarding the mint. I bought this coin with an attribution to Viminacium, but I think this is more likely a product of the mint of Antioch (than again, there are Antioch coins of Valerian with yet another very distinctive style, see second coin below) Obv.: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG Rev.: LAETITIA AVGG Antioch Obv.: IMP VALERIANVS P F AVG Rev.: PM TR P V COS IIII P P
