Antoninianus
Valerian I
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
257
Billon
Weight: 2.66 g
Diameter: 15/16 in. (23.7 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928
165.24.29764
Geography
Place Made: Milan, Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Radiate draped bust of Valerian right; IMP VALERIANVS P AVG, left up, right down, inwardly Reverse: Frontal draped Spes advancing left, flower in extended right hand, skirt pulled out to side by left hand; SPES PVBLICA, left up, right down, inwardly
Course History
CLST 6, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Roger Ulrich, Fall 2012
CLST 6, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Roger Ulrich, Fall 2014
Exhibition History
Artifacts of the Roman Empire, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 18-November 5, 1990.
Provenance
William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC, Vol V,I: no. 257
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