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!
Æ27 - Valerian and Gallienus ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Samos (Conventus of Miletus) |
|---|---|
| Year | 253-260 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| 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 | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valerian facing right, viewed from the rear, with paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of the mid-3rd century AD. A Greek legend in capital letters encircles the bust along the rim, reading from left to right. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A warrior, identified as a heroic figure or personification, advances to the right wearing a short chiton that leaves the right shoulder and chest bare, carrying a round shield on his left arm. His right foot rests upon a ship's prow pointing right, a common iconographic reference to naval power and maritime identity. He extends his right arm forward while turning his head to look back over his left shoulder. The ethnic legend ϹΑΜΙΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Samos. |
| 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 |