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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7530234, member: 110350"]This is my one antoninianus of Valerian I, for which I've never been able to find an exact match in any reference work. There's certainly nothing special about the engraving of Valerian's bust, but it's better than a lot of the ones I have of his son! Plus, it actually still looks a little bit silvery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian I, Silvered Billon Antoninianus, 257 AD, Mediolanum [Milan] or Viminacium Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped bust right, IMP VALERIANVS P AVG/ Rev. Virtus standing left, chiton off right shoulder (leaving right breast bare), holding Victory with right hand and resting left hand on shield, with reversed spear propped against left arm, VIRTVS AVGG. RIC V-1 267 (Milan) (p. 58) <i>obv. leg. var.*</i> [RIC identifies reverse figure as a soldier; Wildwinds identifies reverse figure on RIC 267 as Virtus (see <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valerian_I/i.html)];" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valerian_I/i.html)];" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valerian_I/i.html)];</a> Cohen 258 <i>obv. leg. var.</i> [Cohen identifies figure as Virtus or Roma], RSC IV 258 (Milan) <i>obv. leg. var.</i> [identifying reverse figure as soldier]; Sear RCV III 9992 <i>obv. leg.var.</i> [identifying reverse figure as Virtus, but characterizing Virtus as male; ascribed to Viminacium Mint for unstated reasons] (ill.); Göbl 811d (<i>same obv. leg.</i>) [identifying reverse figure as Virtus; Viminacium mint] [R. Göbl et al., <i>Moneta Imperii Romani,</i> <i>Band 35: Die Münzprägung des Kaiser Valerianus I / Gallienus / Saloninus / (253/268), Regalianus (260) und Macrianus / Quietus (260/262) </i>(Vienna, 2000)]; Cunetio 770 (<i>same obv. leg.</i>) [identifying reverse figure as Virtus] [Besly, E. & R. Bland, <i>The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD</i> (London, 1983)]; Adeilson Nogueira, <i>Valeriano, Na Numismatica Romana</i> (Brazil, 2018) at p. 11 (see <a href="https://tinyurl.com/qpb659c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://tinyurl.com/qpb659c" rel="nofollow">https://tinyurl.com/qpb659c</a>) [identifying reverse figure as Virtus]. 22.5 mm., 3.4 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1300124[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>* RIC, RSC, Cohen, and Sear all identify the obverse legend on this coin type as IMP P LIC VALERIANO AVG rather than IMP VALERIANVS P AVG; the coins appear to be otherwise identical to this one. None of them lists a Valerian antoninianus with the IMP VALERIANVS P AVG obverse legend and a reverse with the VIRTVS AVG [RIC V-1 266] or VIRTVS AVGG [RIC V-1 267] legend, as well as the reverse figure -- however identified -- with spear and shield and holding Victory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7530234, member: 110350"]This is my one antoninianus of Valerian I, for which I've never been able to find an exact match in any reference work. There's certainly nothing special about the engraving of Valerian's bust, but it's better than a lot of the ones I have of his son! Plus, it actually still looks a little bit silvery. Valerian I, Silvered Billon Antoninianus, 257 AD, Mediolanum [Milan] or Viminacium Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped bust right, IMP VALERIANVS P AVG/ Rev. Virtus standing left, chiton off right shoulder (leaving right breast bare), holding Victory with right hand and resting left hand on shield, with reversed spear propped against left arm, VIRTVS AVGG. RIC V-1 267 (Milan) (p. 58) [I]obv. leg. var.*[/I] [RIC identifies reverse figure as a soldier; Wildwinds identifies reverse figure on RIC 267 as Virtus (see [URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valerian_I/i.html)];[/URL] Cohen 258 [I]obv. leg. var.[/I] [Cohen identifies figure as Virtus or Roma], RSC IV 258 (Milan) [I]obv. leg. var.[/I] [identifying reverse figure as soldier]; Sear RCV III 9992 [I]obv. leg.var.[/I] [identifying reverse figure as Virtus, but characterizing Virtus as male; ascribed to Viminacium Mint for unstated reasons] (ill.); Göbl 811d ([I]same obv. leg.[/I]) [identifying reverse figure as Virtus; Viminacium mint] [R. Göbl et al., [I]Moneta Imperii Romani,[/I] [I]Band 35: Die Münzprägung des Kaiser Valerianus I / Gallienus / Saloninus / (253/268), Regalianus (260) und Macrianus / Quietus (260/262) [/I](Vienna, 2000)]; Cunetio 770 ([I]same obv. leg.[/I]) [identifying reverse figure as Virtus] [Besly, E. & R. Bland, [I]The Cunetio Treasure: Roman Coinage of the Third Century AD[/I] (London, 1983)]; Adeilson Nogueira, [I]Valeriano, Na Numismatica Romana[/I] (Brazil, 2018) at p. 11 (see [URL]https://tinyurl.com/qpb659c[/URL]) [identifying reverse figure as Virtus]. 22.5 mm., 3.4 g. [ATTACH=full]1300124[/ATTACH] * RIC, RSC, Cohen, and Sear all identify the obverse legend on this coin type as IMP P LIC VALERIANO AVG rather than IMP VALERIANVS P AVG; the coins appear to be otherwise identical to this one. None of them lists a Valerian antoninianus with the IMP VALERIANVS P AVG obverse legend and a reverse with the VIRTVS AVG [RIC V-1 266] or VIRTVS AVGG [RIC V-1 267] legend, as well as the reverse figure -- however identified -- with spear and shield and holding Victory.[/QUOTE]
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