Roman Silver Antoninianus of Valerian II (about 1,765 years ago)

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This is a silver-washed bronze coin featuring Valerian II, a young prince who never got the chance to rule during one of Rome's most chaotic periods.

Coin Description:

Front side: Portrait of young Valerian II, likely with radiate crown
Back side: Probably features Roman deities or imperial virtues

Technical Details:

Silver antoninianus (a common denomination of this period)
Certified by NGC
Minted around 255-258 CE

Historical Significance: The Age of Chaos, also known as the Crisis of the Third Century, was a fifty-year period of extreme political and economic volatility that almost saw the disintegration of the mighty Roman Empire. From 235-284, no fewer than 25 would-be emperors claimed the throne. Valerian II was the son of the Emperor Gallienus. He was almost certainly murdered, although the identity of the assassins is unknown. His coin represents the tragic fate of many imperial heirs during this turbulent period when few emperors died of natural causes.

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This is a silver-washed bronze coin featuring Valerian II, a young prince who never got the chance to rule during one of Rome's most chaotic periods.

Coin Description:

Front side: Portrait of young Valerian II, likely with radiate crown
Back side: Probably features Roman deities or imperial virtues

Technical Details:

Silver antoninianus (a common denomination of this period)
Certified by NGC
Minted around 255-258 CE

This is a silver-washed bronze coin featuring Valerian II, a young prince who never got the chance to rule during one of Rome's most chaotic periods.

Coin Description:

Front side: Portrait of young Valerian II, likely with radiate crown
Back side: Probably features Roman deities or imperial virtues

Technical Details:

Silver antoninianus (a common denomination of this period)
Certified by NGC
Minted around 255-258 CE

Publius Licinius Cornelius Valerianus (died 258), also known as Valerian II (/vəˈlɪəriən/), was the eldest son of Roman Emperor Gallienus and Augusta Cornelia Salonina who was of Greek origin^[2]^[3] and grandson of the Emperor Valerian who was of a noble and traditional senatorial family.

Shortly after his acclamation as Emperor (Augustus) Valerian made Gallienus his co-Emperor and his grandson, Valerian, Caesar, in 256. (For a discussion of the dynastic politics that motivated this process, see the related article on Saloninus).

The young Caesar was then established in Sirmium to represent the Licinius family in the government of the troubled Illyrian provinces, while Gallienus transferred his attentions to Germany to deal with barbarian incursions into Gaul. Because of his youth (he was probably no more than fifteen at the time), Valerian was put under the guardianship of Ingenuus, who seems to have held an extraordinary command as governor of the Illyrian provinces, i.e. Upper and Lower Pannonia and Upper and Lower Moesia.