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Æ32 - Gallienus sole reign) (ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ / ΑΡΧ / ΚΕ/ΛϹΟ - Β
| Issuer | Synnada (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ / Ϲ-ΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Two nude athletes stand facing one another on either side of a prize urn set between them. The athlete on the right holds a palm branch in his left hand and raises his right hand to crown himself, signifying victory. The athlete on the left leans forward and drops a pebble or token into the urn, a gesture associated with the casting of lots in Greek athletic competitions. Above and between the figures, a prize crown is depicted, referencing the agonistic games celebrated at Synnada. The reverse type reflects the city's pride in its local games and is accompanied by a divided inscription naming the city and the presiding archon. |
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Synnada, a Phrygian city best known in antiquity for its prized marble quarries, struck civic bronze during Gallienus's sole reign after the capture of his father Valerian by Shapur I in 260 AD — an event that shattered Roman prestige in the East and forced provincial cities to navigate loyalty to a suddenly diminished dynasty. The magistrate name partially preserved in the obverse legend, likely a local archon, is one of several known from Synnadene civic issues of this period but remains imperfectly catalogued.