70, Lot: 140. VALERIAN. 253-260 AD. Æ Sestertius 
  (27mm, 16.68 gm). Rome mint. Struck 256-257 AD. 
  Estimate $200. Sold for $297. 

  VALERIAN. 253-260 AD. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.68 
  gm). Rome mint. Struck 256-257 AD. Laureate and 
  cuirassed bust right / Valerian standing left, 
  holding spear and raising kneeling female. RIC V 
  171; MIR 36, 111n; Cohen 186. VF/Fine, brown 
  patina. Scarce. 

From CNG e-Auction #70, closed August 6, 2003; re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.