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Æ23 - Valerian and Gallienus ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
| Issuer | Calchedon (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valerian I facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, presenting the paludamentum and muscled cuirass in detail. The Greek imperial legend encircles the effigy along the periphery of the flan. The portrait exhibits the characteristic style of mid-third-century provincial bronzes from Bithynia, with bold, slightly crude engraving typical of the Calchedon mint. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | An agonistic crown depicted in three-quarter perspective, its body decorated with horizontal registers of incised ornament and surmounted by two upright palm branches crossing at their tips, symbolizing victory in the sacred games. The crown is set within the field, flanked by the civic legend split across the upper and lower portions of the design. A dotted border frames the composition. The reverse celebrates the Pythian games (ΠΥΘΙΑ) held at Calchedon, a prestigious agonistic festival, with the city ethnic ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ distributed around the field. |
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