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- Trajan Decius Roman Coins (249 – 251 AD)
- Herennia Etruscilla Roman Coins (249 – 253 AD)
- Herennius Etruscus Roman Coins (251 AD)
- Valerian I Roman Coins (253 – 260 AD)
- Gallienus Roman Coins (253 – 268 AD)
- Salonina Roman Coins (254 – 268 AD)
- Valerian II [Junior] Roman Coins (256 – 258 AD)
- Saloninus Roman Coins (255 – 259 AD)
Despite the worsening state of the Empire, Philip the Arab (AD 244-AD 249) created a superb series of coins in AD 248 to celebrate the millennium of the foundation of Rome. The emperors Valerian (AD 253- AD 260) and his son, Gallienus (AD 253-AD 268), had to deal with several invasions of the Empire by German tribes and by the Persians. The defeat and capture of Valerian by the Persians was a humiliating disaster for the Empire and marked the nadir of Rome’s fortunes in the third century. The emperors Claudius II Gothicus (268 – 270) and Quintillus (270) were powerless to reverse the decline. James R. Wadman B.A., M.A. [History and Archaeology] for TimeLine Originals
