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Æ26 - Valerian and Gallienus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Valerian I facing right, seen from the front, the radiate crown rendered with pronounced spikes. The imperial titulature is inscribed in Greek characters within the surrounding legend field, identifying the emperor as Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus. The portraiture is executed in the provincial style characteristic of Bithynian civic coinage of the mid-third century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A three-figure dynastic composition in the field: Valerian I, depicted in military dress, stands facing left, holding a long sceptre in his left hand while extending his right hand toward Gallienus, who stands to his right also facing left and holding a spear; to the far right, a togate male figure, tentatively identified as Saloninus, stands facing left, possibly holding a short baton or scroll. An altar appears at the feet of the figures, anchoring the composition. The encircling Greek ethnic legend names the issuing city of Nicaea. The reverse type underscores the dynastic legitimacy of the Licinian imperial house. |
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