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Æ24 - Valerian ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ, ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Nicaea |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC IX#81972, Köln A2#1854 |
| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valerian I facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage of the mid-third century AD. The portrait, though worn, retains traces of the emperor's characteristic features. The Greek imperial titulature legend ΠΟΥ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ runs around the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor as Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus. The flan is irregular and the surface shows considerable patination and encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΠΟΥ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Homonoia, the personification of concord, depicted facing slightly to the left in long draped garments, raising one hand and holding a patera or cornucopia in the other — a standard iconographic type for this deity on Bithynian civic issues. The design celebrates the symbolic alliance between the cities of Nicaea and Byzantium, as expressed by the bilingual civic legend distributed around the figure. The reverse legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ, partially visible through heavy wear and patination, encircles the central type. The flan is notably irregular with a scalloped edge, and the surfaces bear a dark brown and green patina with areas of active corrosion. |
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