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Æ29 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ΕΠ ΚΑ Φ ϹΥΛΛΑ ΥΙ ΑϹΙ ΑΡΧ Α, ϹΑΙΤΤΗΝΩΝ)
| Issuer | Saitta (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Weight | 12.97 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, portrayed from the rear in three-quarter view, a common convention in provincial coinage of the period. The effigy displays detailed rendering of the imperial cuirass and paludamentum. The obverse legend surrounds the portrait, naming the emperor in Greek characters. |
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| Reverse description | The deity Mên stands facing left, his right hand holding a pine cone and his left hand resting on a spear or sceptre; at his feet to the left stands a small altar. Mên, a prominent lunar deity of Lydian and Phrygian religious tradition, is depicted here in his characteristic martial stance. The reverse field is framed by a Greek inscription recording the name and titles of the local magistrate responsible for the coin's issue, along with the ethnic of the Saittians. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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