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Æ23 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΠΙ ΦΙΡΜΟ ΛΑΝΨΑΚΗΝΩ
| Issuer | Lampsacus, Mysia (Provincial Roman mint under magistrate Firmus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valerian I facing right, rendered in three-quarter rear view, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy displays the characteristic portraiture of mid-third-century provincial Roman coinage, with bold relief typical of the Mysian workshop. The encircling Greek legend occupies the outer field, partially visible along the periphery of the flan. The coin exhibits heavy earthen patina consistent with prolonged burial, partially obscuring fine surface detail. |
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| Reverse description | Priapus, the tutelary deity of Lampsacus, depicted standing left upon a rectangular plinth, rendered in the local provincial style. The deity extends a cantharus (wine cup) over a lighted altar to his right, while his left hand grasps a thyrsus, the Dionysiac staff associated with the cult. The composition reflects the long-standing veneration of Priapus as the principal civic god of Lampsacus, a motif frequently employed on the city's autonomous and imperial provincial coinage. The reverse legend naming the local magistrate Firmus encircles the design field. |
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| Mintage | ND (253-260) |
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