Æ29 - Valerian and Gallienus ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΟ Β ΝΕ, ΠΥΘΙΑ

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IssuerThessalonica (Roman province of Macedonia)
Year253-268
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight12.43 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) X#61805
Obverse descriptionRadiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ ΠΟΠΛ ΛΙΚ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Licinnius Egnatius Gallienus)
Reverse descriptionAthlete, nude, standing facing head right, holding in raised right hand wreath with which he crowns himself and in left palm branch; to left and right below, prize crowns with palm branches
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΟ Β ΝΕ, ΠΥΘΙΑ
(Translation: Thessalonica, metropolis, colony, twice neocorate, Pythian (games))
Edge
Mint
MintageND (253-268)  - -
Catalog ID1549206760
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