Details
LOT 2911
Divus Valerian II AR Antoninianus. Died AD 258.
Rome mint. Consecration issue. DIVO CAES VALERIANO, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONSECRATIO, lighted altar. RIC V 24; MIR 36, 261k; RSC 13. Very Fine.(2.65gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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