Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ24 - Valerian and Gallienus ΑΓΩΝΕϹ ΙΕΡΟΙ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
|---|---|
| Year | 253-268 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 7.32 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, depicted in three-quarter front view. The radiate crown projects with pointed rays, and the paludamentum is visible over the cuirass, rendered in the provincial workshop style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. A Greek legend encircles the bust in the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Γ ΠΟΥΒ ΛΙΚ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ ΑΥ (Translation: G Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | A rectangular prize tablet occupies the central field, inscribed with the contest name and bearing three agonistic crowns, each adorned with a pair of upright palm fronds symbolising victory. The composition is a standard provincial agonistic type commemorating sacred games held at Nicaea. The encircling Greek legend identifies the issuing city and the specific contest celebrated. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |