Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1187. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VALERIAN I. 253-260 AD. Æ Sestertius (18.13 gm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 253-254 AD. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VICTORIA AVGG, S C across field, Victory standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling palm in left arm. RIC V 177; MIR 36, 30k; Banti 28; Hunter -; cf. Cohen 234. EF, mottled olive, brown, and green patina, slight die shift on reverse, slightly irregular flan. Bold portrait. ($1000)