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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: 27 mm. Weight: 9.47 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.531
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust lof Valerian to left.
Sceptre in left hand (?).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Valerian and Gallienus, both radiate (or laureate and radiate), holding spears and shaking hands; woman at right with sceptre and patera (Homonoia?).
Inscription in Greek.
Sceptre in left hand (?).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Valerian and Gallienus, both radiate (or laureate and radiate), holding spears and shaking hands; woman at right with sceptre and patera (Homonoia?).
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 713); by 1962: with Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 295.- (this is the total amount paid for 62.512–62.554).