Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.09 g (33)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; priest ploughing with two oxen, right, holding staff; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; in exergue, river god (Chaboras) swimming

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 95 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 14.95  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.87 g (3)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; priest ploughing with two oxen, right, holding staff; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; in exergue, wreath between two palms

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 94 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 13.48  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.46 g (13)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; two Tychai standing facing each other, joining right hands; at left, a statue on column; between them, lighted altar; above, eagle on palm; at right, centaur Sagittarius holding bow; in exergue, river god (Chaboras) swimming

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 85 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 11.8  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 11.67 g (8)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; radiate and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; two Tychai standing facing each other, joining right hands; at left, a statue on column; between them, lighted altar; above, eagle on palm; at right, centaur Sagittarius holding bow; in exergue, river god (Chaboras) swimming

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 89d 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 12.92  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.01 g (31)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; Tyche standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; at left, palm; sometimes at right, another palm

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 134 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 10.6  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 12.01 g (31)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΜΕ ΚΥ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; Tyche standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; at left, palm; sometimes at right, another palm

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 143 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 11.53  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus) ; Herennius Etruscus (Caesar)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 10.53 g (4)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΚΥ ΕΡ ΕΤΡ Μ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from front, facing bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; priest ploughing with two oxen, right, holding staff; above, eagle on palm with wreath in beak; in exergue, river god (Chaboras) swimming

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 190a 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 11.3  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.42 g (21)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; eagle, spreading wings, head left, standing on vexillum (inscribed L III P), holding wreath in beak

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 151a, pl. XI 

Diameter:  16 Weight: 4.3  

Reign: Trajan Decius Persons: Trajan Decius (Augustus)

City: Rhesaena Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Æ (16 mm); 3.42 g (21)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Μ Κ ΤΡ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ ϹΕΒ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛ ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ L III P; eagle, spreading wings, head left, standing on vexillum (inscribed L III P), holding wreath in beak

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Castelin 155c 

Diameter:  16 Weight: 3.7  

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Byzantium Region: Thrace Province: Thrace

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 7.24 g (7)

Obverse: ΠΟ ΛΙ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ; fish trap

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: F 6375

Bibliography: Schönert-Geiss 1830.6 

Diameter:  24

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Byzantium Region: Thrace Province: Thrace

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 6.29 g (3)

Obverse: Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ; Nike standing facing head left holding wreath in right and palm branch in left

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: F 6376

Bibliography: Schönert-Geiss 1826 

Diameter:  22

Reign: Gallienus (sole reign) Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Sinope Region: Paphlagonia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 13.72 g (5)

Obverse: IMP C GALLIENVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: C I F S AN CCCXXX; Bacchus standing left, holding thyrsus in left and emptying oinochoe over panther looking back at him

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: F 7744

Bibliography: cited by Rec 168 (not illustrated) = Manisse 625 (not illustrated) 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 12.62  

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Valerian (Augustus)

City: Nicaea Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 8.32 g (6)

Obverse: Γ ΠΟΥ(Β) ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front

Reverse: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Nicaea Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 9.71 g (14)

Obverse: Γ ΠΟΥΒ ΛΙΚ ΕΓΝΑ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; radiate head of Gallienus, right

Reverse: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; Homonoia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia; below, fish (?)

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Nicaea Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 9.71 g (14)

Obverse: Γ ΠΟΥΒ ΛΙΚ ΕΓΝΑ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; radiate head of Gallienus, right

Reverse: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; Homonoia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia; below, fish (?)

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: see Rec 839 (not illustrated) 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Valerian (Augustus) ; Gallienus (Augustus) ; Valerian II (Caesar)

City: Nicaea Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 8.24 g (62)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΓΑΛ(Λ)ΙΗΝΟϹ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ Κ(ΑΙ)(Ϲ) ϹΕΒΒ(Β); confronted radiate, draped and cuirassed busts of Valerian and Gallienus; between, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian II, right

Reverse: ΜΕΓΙϹΤΩΝ ΑΡΙϹΤΩΝ, ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; three prize crowns, centre one with two palms, others with single palm

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Nicaea Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus Alliance with: Byzantium

Denomination: Æ (24 mm); 7.08 g (25)

Obverse: ΠΟ(Υ) ΛΙ ΕΓ(Ν) ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ (ϹΕΒ); radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front

Reverse: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ, ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; two fish traps; (between them, lighted altar)

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: F6365

Bibliography: Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1862 

Diameter:  25

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Gallienus (Augustus)

City: Nicomedia Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 7.54 g (19)

Obverse: ΠΟ ΛΙ ΕΓΝ ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from front

Reverse: ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΤΡΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ; three prize crowns, centre one with two palms, others with one or two palms

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 35713

Bibliography: NC 2016, p. 430 no. 100 

Diameter:  21 Weight: 7.2   Axis: 12 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons: Salonina (Augusta)

City: Nicomedia Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (23 mm); 6.74 g (1)

Obverse: ΚΟΡΝΗΛ ϹΑΛΩΝΕΙΝΑ; diademed and draped bust of Salonina, right

Reverse: ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΤΡΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ; Isis Pharia advancing right, holding sail surmounted by sistrum

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 35714

Bibliography: Rec 421, pl. 98.36 = NC 2016, p. 430 no. 105 

Reign: Valerian and Gallienus Persons:

City: Mytilene Region: Lesbus Province: Asia (conventus of Pergamum) Alliance with: Pergamum

Denomination: Æ (32 mm); 17.97 g (1)

Obverse: ΘΕΟϹ ΑΜΜΩΝ; horned head of Zeus Ammon, right

Reverse: ΕΠΙ Ϲ ΒΑΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΜΑΧΟΥ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗ/ΝΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; Tyche of Pergamum standing right, holding Artemis statue and sceptre, facing Tyche of Mytilene standing left, holding herm; to right, Asclepius statue

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Fiorelli 8009 

Diameter:  31 Weight: 17.97