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Æ20 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Ephesus |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Saloninus facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic three-quarter back view employed in certain provincial issues. The effigy conveys imperial dignity through the military cuirass and laurel wreath. A Greek legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, identifying the young Caesar by his full nomenclature. The style is consistent with the provincial coinage of the Conventus Ephesi during the joint reign of Valerian I and Gallienus. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of Fortune and civic prosperity, stands in full figure facing left at the centre of the field. She holds a rudder in her right hand, symbolising guidance and destiny, and a cornucopia in her left arm, emblematic of abundance. A star appears in the right field as an additional symbol. The reverse legend in Greek encircles the type within a beaded border, denoting the civic authority of Ephesus as the issuing city. |
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| Mint | Ephesus |
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