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Coin Type: Base metal fourée core of an antoninianus of Valerian I, 253-260 CE. Traces of silvering remain. Mint and Date: Rome, 253-255 CE (if original) Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 2.9g Obverse: (IMP) C P LIC VALERIAN(VS AVG) Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: APOLINI CONSERVA Apollo standing left holding out a branch and leaning on a lyre which stands on a rock. Ref:RCV (2005) 9925; RIC V 71; Göbl 72c. BW Ref: 001 027 007 |
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