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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 9.45 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.619
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian 1 to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left and in center radiate figures of Valerian and Gallienus holding spears. At right, geographical divinity (?) with branch.
Inscription in Greek.
Ruler: Valerian I
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: At left and in center radiate figures of Valerian and Gallienus holding spears. At right, geographical divinity (?) with branch.
Inscription in Greek.
Ruler: Valerian I
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Lord Grantley's Collection; probably in the 1950s: acquired by Cornelius C. Vermeule III at Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; 1998 year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA