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Æ23 - Valerian and Gallienus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, ΙΠΠΑΡΧ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus facing right, depicted in three-quarter view from the front, with paludamentum visible over the shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage of the mid-third century AD. A circular Greek legend runs around the periphery of the flan. The coin bears a post-ancient suspension hole pierced near the upper rim, indicating later use as a pendant. |
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| Reverse description | The celebrated astronomer and mathematician Hipparchus of Nicaea is depicted seated to the left on a chair or throne, his right arm extended forward as he reaches toward a celestial sphere or armillary globe set upon a tall column or pillar before him. The figure is rendered in a contemplative, scholarly pose befitting the learned subject. The composition reflects Nicaea's civic pride in its most famous native son. A Greek legend is distributed in the field around the central type, and the coin retains a suspension hole pierced near the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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