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Æ35 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ Β ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nysa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Weight | 19.71 g |
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| Reverse description | The lunar deity Mên stands to the left, wearing a Phrygian cap and displaying the distinctive crescent behind his shoulders, a hallmark of his iconography in Lydian provincial coinage. In his right hand he holds a patera over a bull's head placed on the ground, performing a libation, while in his left hand he carries a long spear or sceptre. The reverse field is encircled by a Greek inscription naming the local magistrate responsible for the issue. The composition reflects the strong local religious traditions of the Maeander valley region. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ Β ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ (Translation: under the grammateus Menandros II, of the Nysaeans) |
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Nysa-Scythopolis sat in the Maeander valley at a crossroads wealthy enough to sustain civic bronze coinage well into the third century, when most Asian cities were abandoning the practice. The magistrate name ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ appearing with the Β designation marks this as his second term — an unusual distinction that the Nysaeans apparently considered worth recording in metal, suggesting local office carried genuine competitive prestige.
The joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus, 253–260, ended abruptly when Valerian was captured by Shapur I at the Battle of Edessa — the only Roman emperor taken prisoner by a foreign enemy. Civic bronze issues tied to that co-regency are therefore tightly bounded in time.