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Æ20 - Valerian and Gallienus ϹΑΜ/ΙΩΝ

Issuer	Samos (Conventus of Miletus)
Year	253-268
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Composition	Bronze
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Obverse description	Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus facing right, depicted from behind in three-quarter rear view, a rendering characteristic of certain provincial issues of the joint reign. The imperial effigy is rendered in typical provincial style, with the laurel wreath, paludamentum, and cuirass visible. A Greek legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, identifying the emperor by his full titulature.
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Reverse description	The river god Imbrasos, the principal river deity of Samos, depicted as a semi-recumbent male figure reclining to the left. He holds a reed in one hand, attributes emblematic of river deities, while resting against a cornucopia symbolizing abundance. At his side, an overturned vase pours forth flowing water, the conventional iconographic device denoting the source of a river. The abbreviated ethnic legend appears in the field.
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