Valerian I, Silver Antoninianus
Dublin Core
Title
Valerian I, Silver Antoninianus
Subject
Valerian I, Silver Antoninianus, ca. 253-260 CE.
OBVERSE: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG (Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus), radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: APOLLINI PROPVG (To Apollo the defender), Apollo standing right, drawing bow.
OBVERSE: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG (Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus), radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
REVERSE: APOLLINI PROPVG (To Apollo the defender), Apollo standing right, drawing bow.
Description
From a noble Roman family, Valerian held many important positions in the city of Rome, including Censor and Princeps Senatus, before he was declared Emperor in 253 CE. His son, Gallienus, was declared co-emperor and sent to the west to look after affairs there.
Valerian spent much of his time in the east, repelling the Persians and persecuting Christians. He arranged to meet the Persian king, Shapur, to discuss a peace treaty, but was kidnapped and forced to live in humiliating conditions, which he did for another ten years.
See number .049, Valerian I, Bronze Sestertius, for another example of Valerian’s coinage.
Valerian spent much of his time in the east, repelling the Persians and persecuting Christians. He arranged to meet the Persian king, Shapur, to discuss a peace treaty, but was kidnapped and forced to live in humiliating conditions, which he did for another ten years.
See number .049, Valerian I, Bronze Sestertius, for another example of Valerian’s coinage.
Source
Gift of James and Aneta McIntyre, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR. 2006.010.059
Date
253-260 CE
Rights
Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Format
0.793 in
0.110 oz
0.110 oz
Language
Latin
Type
Coin
Coverage
This item can be viewed on Hallie Ford's website.
Citation
“Valerian I, Silver Antoninianus,” Hallie Ford Museum of Art Exhibits, accessed December 26, 2024, https://library.willamette.edu/hfma/omeka/items/show/110.