RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 63826)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 63826)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Heliopolis
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Pius Felix Augustus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) P(ublius) Lic(inius) Valerianus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerian Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL AVG FEL HEL
Edition colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Heliopolis col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Fel(ix) Hel(iopolis)
Translation the colony Julia Augusta Felix Heliopolis
Reverse design naked athlete standing right, holding palm branch in left and crowning himself with right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 15.21 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference Sawaya 832–841 (Valerian II)
Specimens 21 (9 in the core collections)
Note For a discussion of the attribution of some pieces to Valerian II, based on a particular obverse die, see introduction.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1910,1003.4
— —     L: 1900,0707.28
— —     P: Chandon de Briailles 1299
— —     P: 184
— —     B: 18209666, 1910/37
— —     C: Mossop
— —     NY: 1944.100.51996
— —     O: Milne 1926
— —     V: GR 21915
— —     Bank of Lebanon 401
— —     CNG EA 191, 9 July 2008, lot 117
— —     ✸ CNG EA 228, 24 Feb. 2010, lot 260
— —     CNG EA 300, 10 Apr. 2013, lot 169
— —     CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 316
— —     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 309
— —     CNG EA 574, 6 Nov. 2024, lot 263 = Lindgren I, 2169
— —     Nomos Obolos WA 14, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 396
— —     Roma E-Live 4, 29 Nov. 2018, lot 632
— —     Roma E-Sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 583
— —     Ronde C 581
— —     SMB 37/1910,