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RIC V Valerian 161

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RIC V Valerian 161, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 255–256 AD. Obverse: bust of valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: fides, draped, standing left, holding ensign in each hand. Weight about 16.3 g, diameter 29.5 mm.
obverse RIC V Valerian 161
obverse: Bust of Valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Valerian 161
reverse: Fides, draped, standing left, holding ensign in each hand
mint Rome weight 16.29g (1)
ruler Gallienus diameter ⌀29.5 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right

IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
reverse

Fides, draped, standing left, holding ensign in each hand

FIDES MILITVM S C
specimens (1)
American Numismatic Society 16.29g ⌀29.5 12↕

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RIC V Valerian 161 (ric.5.val_i.161), 255–256 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-valerian-161/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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