Æ29 - Valerian and Gallienus ΤΥΧΗ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩ/Ν

Tralles, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley, retained the right to strike civic bronze well into the third century — a privilege increasingly curtailed elsewhere as the Roman central government tightened control over coinage. This piece belongs to the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus, a period when the empire was fracturing under simultaneous pressure from Sassanid Persia in the east and Gothic incursions across the Danube. Valerian's eventual capture by Shapur I in 260 AD effectively ended the co-regency and cut short civic issues honoring both emperors.