RIC V Valerian 121, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 254–254 AD. Obverse: bust of valerian, radiate, draped, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake out of patera in right hand rising up from altar and holding sceptre in left hand. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 19.7 mm.
obverse
Bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, right
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG
reverse
Salus, draped, standing left, feeding snake out of patera in right hand rising up from altar and holding sceptre in left hand
SALVS AVGG
specimens (5)
KENOM
2.62g
⌀20.4
7↕
Fralin Museum of Art
2.80g
⌀19.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.20g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.17g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.75g
Cite this coin
RIC V Valerian 121 (ric.5.val_i.121), 254–254 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-valerian-121/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA