Valerian I - 253-260 AD - AR Antoninianus
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG
Radiate head right
VICTORIA AVGG
Victory standing left, resting hand on shield and holding palm.
Weight: 3.05 gr
Diameter: 20 mm
Valerian, also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 22 October 253 AD to spring 260 AD. He was taken captive by the Persian Emperor, Shapur I, after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the first Roman emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing shock and instability throughout the Roman Empire.