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RIC V Valerian 56

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RIC V Valerian 56, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 255–256 AD. Obverse: bust of valerian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: soldier, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear in left hand. Weight about 2.6 g.
obverse RIC V Valerian 56
obverse: Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Valerian 56
reverse: Soldier, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 2.62g (1)
ruler Gallienus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 8↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
reverse

Soldier, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear in left hand

VIRTVS AVGG
specimens (2)
British Museum 2.62g 8↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Valerian 56 (ric.5.val_i.56), 255–256 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-valerian-56/ (accessed: 2026-09-11). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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