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Æ23 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ, ΑϹ Δ)
| Issuer | Sparta (Achaea) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, depicted from the front in three-quarter view, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Achaean civic coinage of the mid-third century AD. The obverse legend runs around the periphery in Greek characters, acclaiming the emperor in the accusative case as the object of civic dedication. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The two conical pilei (felt caps) of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, depicted side by side at centre, each surmounted by an eight-pointed star, a canonical emblem of the divine twins widely used on Lacedaemonian civic coinage. The type reflects the enduring local religious significance of the Dioscuri as patron deities of Sparta. The encircling Greek legend names the issuing city and denominates the piece as a four-assaria issue, with the value mark rendered as ΑϹ Δ. |
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