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| Issuer | Tium (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Saloninus facing right, depicted with youthful features in the provincial Greek style. The effigy is rendered with a short neck truncation, the portrait occupying the central field. A circular Greek legend surrounds the bust, reading ϹΑΛ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ, identifying the young Caesar. The flan shows the characteristic irregularity of provincial hammered bronze coinage of the mid-third century AD. |
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| Reverse description | A lighted torch depicted upright in the central field, its flame rendered at the top. The reverse type is a well-known civic symbol employed by the mint of Tium in Bithynia. The ethnic legend ΤΙΑΝΩΝ, identifying the city of Tium, is placed in the field around the central device. The surface shows heavy patination and wear consistent with circulation and provincial bronze production of the reign of Valerian I and Gallienus. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΤΙΑΝΩΝ |
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