for Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus, 10
Obverse design
laureate and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from front, holding staff or spear over shoulder
Reverse inscription
ϹΙΛΛΥΕΩΝ
Edition
Σιλλυέων
Translation
of the Sillyans
Reverse design
Mên, crescent on shoulders, on horseback left raising right hand
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
41 mm
Average weight
38.87 g
Axis
2, 7, 12
Reference
Watson 1779
Specimens
6 (3 in the core collections)
Note
Imhoof remarks (ad loc.) “Die Gewicht dieses grossen, ziemlich abgeriebenen Stückes erreicht das Doppelte des durchschnittlichen der gleichzeitigen Zehnassariastücke.”
