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Æ18 - Valerian and Gallienus ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyme (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Turreted and draped bust of Tyche of Kyme facing right, depicted in three-quarter frontal view, wearing a mural crown with multiple projecting turrets rendered in bold relief. The drapery falls across the shoulder, and the modelling of the face reflects the provincial Greek artistic tradition. The Greek legend ΚΥΜΗ appears in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tyche depicted standing in full figure to the left, wearing a turreted polos and long draped garments. She holds a ship's rudder in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left, emblematic of the city's maritime prosperity and abundance. The encircling Greek legend ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ occupies the field around the figure. |
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