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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7667341, member: 110350"]All I have is this Imperial coin of Valerian I, formerly identified as minted in Mediolanum and more recently ascribed to Viminacium:</p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian I, Silvered Billon Antoninianus, 257 AD [Göbl: 253/254 AD], Mediolanum [Milan] Mint [RIC, RSC] or Viminacium Mint [Sear, Göbl] [Viminacium was the capital of Moesia Superior and was located in what is now Eastern Serbia near Kostolac.]. 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)]. 22.5 mm., 3.4 g. [Footnote omitted.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1317668[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have an Imperial coin of his deceased wife Mariniana, variously identified as being from Viminacium and Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mariniana (deceased wife of Valerian I), Silvered Billon Antoninianus. 254-258 AD, Viminacium [Rome?] Mint. Obv. DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled and draped bust right on crescent/ Rev. CONSECRATIO, Peacock standing, head right, tail in splendor. RSC IV 4, RIC V-1 4, Sear RCV III 10068. 21.5 mm., 3.9 g. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1317671[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7667341, member: 110350"]All I have is this Imperial coin of Valerian I, formerly identified as minted in Mediolanum and more recently ascribed to Viminacium: Valerian I, Silvered Billon Antoninianus, 257 AD [Göbl: 253/254 AD], Mediolanum [Milan] Mint [RIC, RSC] or Viminacium Mint [Sear, Göbl] [Viminacium was the capital of Moesia Superior and was located in what is now Eastern Serbia near Kostolac.]. 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)]. 22.5 mm., 3.4 g. [Footnote omitted.] [ATTACH=full]1317668[/ATTACH] I also have an Imperial coin of his deceased wife Mariniana, variously identified as being from Viminacium and Rome. Mariniana (deceased wife of Valerian I), Silvered Billon Antoninianus. 254-258 AD, Viminacium [Rome?] Mint. Obv. DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled and draped bust right on crescent/ Rev. CONSECRATIO, Peacock standing, head right, tail in splendor. RSC IV 4, RIC V-1 4, Sear RCV III 10068. 21.5 mm., 3.9 g. [ATTACH=full]1317671[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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