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ID number:  BIRBI-R1834
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Valerian I; Viminacium
Denomination:  Antoninianus
Place made:  Viminacium
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  256
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  3.52
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 3406. A. H. Baldwin, 1958.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Valerian, wearing radiate crown, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Roma, helmeted and draped, seated facing l. on shield, holding Victory in r. and spear in l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P Γ AVC (Imperator Gaius Publicus Licinius Valerian Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: ΠVNIHE AETERNAE (To Eternal Rome).

Bibliography:  RIC V 221 var.

Notes:  As opposed to the RIC type, the legend on the obverse of this coin includes 'P F'.

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Valerian I
Roman


Viminacium
Roman


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