Description: RIC V Valerian 283a Date: A.D. 257 - A.D. 259 Denomination: Antoninianus Mint: Antioch Obverse: IMP VALERIANVS AVG: Bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, right Reverse: FELICITAS AVGG: Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand & cornucopiae in left hand. Weight: 2.77 Diameter: 22.80mm Valerian- Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus; c 199-260 or 264) was Roman Emperor from October 22nd 253 to spring 260 AD. He was taken captive by the Persian Emperor, Shapur I, after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the 1st Roman emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing shock & instability throughout the Roman Empire. The unprecedented event & the unknown fate of the captured emperor generated a variety of different reactions & "new narratives about the Roman Empire in diverse contexts".
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Denomination: Antoninianus
Historical Period: Roman: Imperial (27 BC-476 AD)
Composition: Silver
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Year: 259 AD
Era: Ancient
Grade: VF 35
Ruler: Valerian I
Country/Region of Manufacture: Türkiye
