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RIC V Valerian 171

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RIC V Valerian 171, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 256–257 AD. Obverse: bust of valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: valerian, in military attire, standing left, raising kneeling woman with right hand and holding spear in left hand. Weight about 16.2 g, diameter 32.4 mm.
obverse RIC V Valerian 171
obverse: Bust of Valerian, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Valerian 171
reverse: Valerian, in military attire, standing left, raising kneeling woman with right hand and holding spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 16.22g (3)
ruler Gallienus diameter ⌀32.4 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (3)
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

Valerian, in military attire, standing left, raising kneeling woman with right hand and holding spear in left hand

RESTITVTOR ORBIS S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 17.14g ⌀32.4 11↕
British Museum 16.13g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
British Museum 15.40g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Valerian 171 (ric.5.val_i.171), 256–257 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-valerian-171/ (accessed: 2026-08-23). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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