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Æ21 - Valerian and Gallienus ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nysa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Reference(s) | X#61594 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus facing right, depicted from behind in the three-quarter rear view characteristic of mid-3rd century provincial coinage. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic military attire, with traces of the laurel wreath visible at the crown. A Greek circular legend surrounds the portrait in the field, reading ΠΟ ΛΙΚΙΝ(Ν) ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ Κ, identifying him as Publius Licinius Gallienus Caesar. The flan is irregular and the surfaces heavily patinated, rendering some details of the portrait difficult to resolve. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΠΟ ΛΙΚΙΝ(Ν) ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ Κ (Translation: Publius Licinius Gallienus Caesar) |
| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of civic fortune, rendered standing to the left in long robes. She holds a ship's rudder in her right hand, symbolising guidance and fate, and a cornucopia in her left, representing abundance. The reverse type is a standard civic motif widely employed by the cities of the Asian conventus during the reigns of Valerian and Gallienus. The ethnic legend ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ, identifying the issuing city of Nysa in Lydia, appears in the field. The coin's surfaces are heavily encrusted and the reverse type is largely obscured by patination and corrosion. |
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