RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 74728)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 74728)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusa ad Olympum
Reign Valerian and Gallienus
Person (obv.) Valerian (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤ] Κ Π ΛΙΚΙΝ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Π(όπλιος) Λικίν(ιος) Οὐαλεριανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition Προυσαέων
Translation of the Prusaeans
Reverse design Sarapis standing right, head left, raising right and holding sceptre in left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.32 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note The coin initially seemed implausible, but the reverse die link indicates its authenticity.
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ NY: 1944.100.42361