Bithynia, Nicaea, Valerian I
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Description
Bithynia, Nicaea, Valerian I (253 – 260 AD). Î OY ΛIK OYAΛEΡIANOC CEB; radiate, draped bust of Valerian left, right hand raised / NIKAIEΩN, Gallienus and Saloninus (or Valerian and Gallienus) both holding sceptres, standing beside a figure (Salonina, Homonoia or a priest) standing left, holding a patera over a small altar.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE25 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,68 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | RecGen 804 left; Waddington 447; SNG von Aulock 713; McClean 7507 |
| Commentary: | rare; dark brown patina |
Historical Context
With Valerian, Gallienus as Augusti and his sons Valerian II and Saloninus as Caesars we saw a three generations dynasty for the first times since the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius.
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