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Coin of Cyme with bust of Valerian I, struck under Aur. Elpidephorus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Asia: Aeolis, Cyme

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 7.68 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1101
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Naked athlete, holding prize crown on head, stands on top of wall of rectangular complex.
Inscription in Greek.

ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963