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Coin of Tium with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Bithynia, Tium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 6.82 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.540
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Valerian to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus standing to left, with sceptre-staff and phiale.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Zeus standing to left, with sceptre-staff and phiale.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 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).