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 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 col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Fel(ix) Hel(iopolis)
Translation Colony of Julius Augustus 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.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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,