Triton XVIII, Lot: 1221. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Valerian II. Died AD 258. Æ Sestertius (24.5mm, 11.70 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Valerian I and Gallienus. DIVO CAES [VALERIANO], bareheaded and draped bust right / [CONSE]CRATIO, [S C] in exergue, Funeral pyre in five tiers, the highest and lowest ornamented with festoons, the three between with standing figures, surmounted by Valerian II in spread biga. RIC IV 35; MIR 36, 264r; Banti 3; Hunter 6. VF, red-brown patina, some gray and green, cleaning marks. Rare.

From the RAM Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, February 2004.