442, Lot: 43. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valerian I. AD 253-260. Ӕ Sestertius (30mm, 14.30 g, 1h). Rome mint. 1st issue, AD 253-254. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / APOL[INI] PROPVG, Apollo standing right, drawing bow; S C across field. MIR 36, 44g; RIC V 153; Banti 4. Near VF, dark green patina,light cleaning scratches. Rare.

Bought from Byzantium, 1999.