Skip to main content

Billon radiate of Valerian I, Lugdunum, AD 258.: CM.128-2019

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Billon radiate of Valerian I, Lugdunum, AD 258.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Valerian I (AD 253-60)
Mint: Lugdunum

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2019-01-28) by Bankle, T.

Dating

Production date: AD 0258

Components of the work

Object composed of billon Diameter 23 mm Die Axis 20 degrees Weight 2.77 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Radiate, draped bust, right.

  • Text: IMP VALERIANVS P AVG
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Salus, standing left, holding long staff, feeding from patera a snake rising from altar to left.

  • Text: SALVS AVGG
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.128-2019
Primary reference Number: 301714
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 5 August 2021 Updated: Thursday 5 August 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Billon radiate of Valerian I, Lugdunum, AD 258." Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/301714 Accessed: 2024-11-24 22:25:57

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/301714 |title=Billon radiate of Valerian I, Lugdunum, AD 258. |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 22:25:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-301714

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...