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Coin of Ephesus with bust of Valerian I

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Asia: Ionia, Ephesus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 11.42 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.872
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cow nursing calf to right.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, September 13, 1967