225, Lot: 427. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.55 g, 5h). Samosata mint. 1st emission, 1st phase, AD 253. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVT OR IENTIS, the Orient standing right, presenting wreath to Valerian, standing left and holding scepter. RIC V 287; MIR 36, 1685e; RSC 189. Good VF. Good silvering.

From the White Mountain Collection.