Æ35 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ Β ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerNysa (Conventus of Ephesus)
Year253-260
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight19.71 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) X#61556
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙΚΙΝ(Ν) ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Licinnius Valerian)
Reverse descriptionMên standing left, wearing Phrygian cap, and with crescent behind shoulders, holding patera and spear, pouring a libation over a bull’s head on the ground
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ Β ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
(Translation: under the grammateus Menandros II, of the Nysaeans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (253-260)  - -
Catalog ID8045559720
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