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RIC V Valerian 165

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RIC V Valerian 165, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 255–256 AD. Obverse: bust of valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 18.8 g, diameter 30.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Valerian 165
obverse: Bust of Valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Valerian 165
reverse: Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 18.75g (2)
ruler Gallienus diameter ⌀30.0 (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

Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

LIBERALITAS AVGG S C
specimens (3)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 18.90g ⌀30.0
British Museum 18.60g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Valerian 165 (ric.5.val_i.165), 255–256 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-valerian-165/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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