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Coin ID #14227

Nysa (AD 253-260) AE 25 - Valerian I

Valerian I, 253-268 AD. AE25 (8.00g). Aur. Tryphosianos. AVT K ΠO ΛIKIN BAΛЄPIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΠ Γ AVP TPVΦΩCIANOV TU API / CT N[...]CAEΩN, prize crown inscribed ΘЄOΓAMIA and set upon table with two legs. aVF.

The Theogamia (marriage of the gods) was celebrated at Nysa, and this piece was struck in association with that festival.

File information
Filename:154553.jpg
City/Mint name:Nysa
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:??? Cf. Hunterian p. 460, 6; cf. CNG E-225, lot 260
Valuation:Naumann Auc. 58 (10/2017), lot 320 (EUR 260 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Numismatik Naumann - www.numismatik-naumann.at
Filesize:316 KiB
Date added:Dec 30, 2017
Dimensions:1300 x 641 pixels
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