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Æ23 - Valerian and Gallienus ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus facing right, rendered in three-quarter frontal view, with the radiate crown's spikes clearly delineated above the imperial effigy. The emperor's paludamentum is visible at the shoulder, and the cuirass is articulated with decorative detail. A Greek legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The portrait exhibits the characteristic stylistic conventions of mid-third-century provincial bronze coinage from Bithynia. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Two agonistic prize crowns displayed side by side within the field, one surmounted by a palm branch and the other adorned with apples, symbolising the Olympian and Pythian games held at Prusa ad Olympum. The crowns are set upon pedestals or tables, rendered in the conventional schematic style of provincial agonistic coinage. The Greek civic legend is distributed around and between the crowns in multiple lines, referencing the city of the Prusaeans and the sacred games. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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