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Æ25 - Valerian and Gallienus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Weight | 7.07 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Gallienus facing right, depicted with naturalistic portraiture characteristic of mid-third century provincial coinage. The effigy shows the emperor with a wreath of laurel, and the bust is set within a circular Greek legend. The obverse legend reads Γ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, rendered in Greek characters distributed around the periphery of the flan. The flan is irregular and heavily worn, with patches of dark green and reddish patina obscuring portions of the relief. The overall style is consistent with the civic bronze coinage struck at Nicaea in Bithynia during the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche seated left upon a throne, her head crowned with a prize crown (stephane), holding before her an agonistic prize crown from which two palm branches protrude, and cradling a cornucopia also surmounted by a prize crown in her other arm. The composition reflects the civic pride of Nicaea as a renowned centre of sacred games and competitions in Bithynia. The reverse legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is distributed around the field in Greek characters. The flan exhibits the same irregular shape and heavy patination as the obverse, with some surface corrosion and flan cracks affecting the detail. |
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| Mintage | ND (253-268) |
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