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Æ26 - Valerian and Gallienus ΚΟΝΔΙΑΝΟΥ ϹΤΡ ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Hypaepa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valerian facing right, depicted seen from the rear in the so-called 'heroic' three-quarter perspective characteristic of mid-third century provincial coinage. The imperial effigy is rendered in typical provincial style, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The encircling Greek legend runs around the periphery of the flan, naming the emperor with his full titulature. |
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| Mintage | ND (253-260) |
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Hypaepa, a small Lydian city in the Cayster valley, held enough civic pride to strike coins jointly in the names of both Valerian and his son Gallienus during their co-reign — a pairing that ended when Valerian was captured by Shapur I of Persia in 260 AD, the only Roman emperor ever taken prisoner by a foreign enemy. The magistrate name ΚΟΝΔΙΑΝΟΥ identifies the local strategos responsible for authorizing the issue, a detail that anchors this coin to a specific administrative moment rather than the broader co-reign.