CILICIA, Flaviopolis. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (25mm, 8.44 g, 6h). Struck with Valerian I, as co-emperor. Dated CY 181 (AD 253/4). Near VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5572. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CILICIA, Flaviopolis. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (25mm, 8.44 g, 6h). Struck with Valerian I, as co-emperor. Dated CY 181 (AD 253/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Herakles standing facing, head right, leaning on club to left, lion’s skin draped over right arm; ЄT AΠP (date) across field. RPC X Online 60370 (this coin cited); SNG BN 2205; SNG Levante –; Dow, ACTTB, p. 196 (this coin). Blue-green patina, slight roughness. Near VF. Very rare, six known to RPC.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J.S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 194, 20 August 2008), lot 137.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter on Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (AD 49–51). CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. In this session we offer 33 coins, many illustrated in his book and cited in Roman Provincial Coins Online. Many are the RPC Online Feature coin or Plated coin in printed volumes.

Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:10:20 ET.



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