Æ32 - Valerian and Gallienus ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΜΑΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΑΝ / ΠΟΝΤΩ

€2.00
IssuerHeraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus)
Year253-260
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight14.44 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) X#59945
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΠΟΥΒΛ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΑΥΓ
(Translation: Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionHeracles, naked, seated left on rock, holding cantharus in out-stretched right hand, resting left hand on club
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΜΑΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΑΝ / ΠΟΝΤΩ
(Translation: of the metropolitan Heracleans in Pontus)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (253-260)  - -
Catalog ID2072455170
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