Prusias ad Hypium (AD 253-260) AE 24 â€“ Valerian I

Valerian I, 253-260 AD. AE24 - Tetrassarion (6.44g, 7h). Î OYB Î›IKIN BAÎ›EPIANOC AY (sic!), radiate and cuirassed bust left, holding shield; on back of the head, countermark of H within round incuse (revalued as an Octassarion) / Î POYCIEÎ©N Î POC YÎ IÎ©[N], draped and cuirassed bust of the eponymous hero Prusias to right. Rare. Flan crack from countermarking, otherwise VF. Ktistes Coll.

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Filename:	3738413l~0.jpg
City/Mint name:	Prusias ad Hypium
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	SNG von Aulock 912 corr. (obverse legend). For countermark, Howgego 823
Valuation:	Leu Web Auc. 3 (2/2018), lot 530 (CHF 70 + comm)
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Date added:	Jan 18, 2019
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