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Æ20 - Valerian and Gallienus ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΘΕϹϹΑΛΩΝ, Γ
| Issuer | Koinon of Thessaly (Achaea) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian facing right, seen from the rear, with the radiate crown of laurel leaves clearly rendered. The imperial effigy is presented in the conventional Roman provincial style, occupying the central field. The obverse legend in Greek characters runs around the periphery of the flan, naming the emperor in abbreviated formulaic titulature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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The Koinon of Thessaly — the federal league of Thessalian cities — retained the right to strike bronze coinage under Roman imperial oversight, issuing pieces that paired the reigning emperor with league authority as a deliberate assertion of provincial continuity. The Γ (gamma) in the reverse legend denotes a magistrate's initial, a standard administrative convention for Thessalian league bronzes that helps sequence issues across the joint reign of Valerian and his son Gallienus, which lasted only until Valerian's catastrophic capture by Shapur I at the Battle of Edessa in 260.