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Æ29 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΠΙ Ϲ ΑΥΡ ΕΛΠΙΔΗΦΟΡΟΥ Ν / ΚΥΜ-Α-ΙΩ-Ν
| Issuer | Cyme (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Valerian I facing right, portrayed from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and military cuirass rendered in relief. The imperial effigy is set within a beaded border, with the Greek legend disposed around the periphery identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The die-cutting reflects the provincial workshop style of mid-third-century Asia Minor, combining Roman imperial iconography with local engraving traditions. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Cyme, one of the oldest Aeolian Greek foundations on the Ionian coast, issued civic bronzes under the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus through the authority of a local magistrate — here the strategos Aurelius Elpidephoros, whose name dominates the obverse legend. The practice of naming magistrates on provincial bronzes was administratively meaningful, not merely honorific; it assigned accountability for the issue.
Valerian was captured by Shapur I of Persia around 260 AD, the only Roman emperor taken prisoner in battle, an event that effectively ended the co-reign this coin commemorates.