169, Lot: 287. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (25mm, 2.98 g). Samosata mint. Struck AD 256-258. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Turreted female (the Orient) standing right, presenting wreath to Valerian standing left, holding spear. RIC V 286; MIR 36, 1677e; RSC 188. EF, good metal.

From the J. S. Wagner Collection.