Valerian I. AD 253-260. Ӕ Sestertius (26mm, 21.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st issue, AD 253-254. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTO[RIA AVG]G, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm; S C across field. MIR 36, 30g; RIC V 177; Banti 27. Near VF, green patina with brown highlights, rotated double strike.
Bought from Baldwin's, 1992.
An unusual mis-strike.