318, Lot: 773. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valerian II. Caesar, AD 256-258. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.18 g, 6h). Samosata mint. 2nd emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC V 52; MIR 36, 1695b; RSC 92 var. (bust type). EF, traces of deposits. Struck on a broad flan for issue. Excellent silver quality.