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Æ28 - Valerian and Gallienus ΑΙΛ ΕΡΜΕΙΑϹ ΠΡΥΤ ΚΥΜΑΙΟ/ΙϹ
| Issuer | Cyme (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Reference(s) | X#59758 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (253-268) |
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Cyme, one of the oldest Greek foundations on the Aeolian coast, retained its civic coinage rights well into the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus — a period defined by near-constant military crisis, the so-called Crisis of the Third Century, during which the empire cycled through emperors at a rate that made provincial bronzes like this one politically awkward to produce. The prytanis named in the obverse legend, Aelius Hermeias, was a locally appointed magistrate whose name appears on a small cluster of issues, allowing die-linked groupings within this type.