Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Samosata mint. 1st emission, AD 255-256. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valerian, holding eagle-tipped scepter, and Gallienus, holding parazonium, standing facing one another, sacrificing over lighted altar between. RIC V 284 var. (bust type; Antioch); MIR 36, 1676e; RSC 153 var. (same). Toned. Near EF. Bold strike from fresh dies.
From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 156 (20 February 2019), lot 724 (part of).