COELESYRIA, Damascus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (31mm, 25.47 g, 12h). Struck under Valerian I and Gallienus, co-emperors. VF.

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Lot: 548. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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COELESYRIA, Damascus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (31mm, 25.47 g, 12h). Struck under Valerian I and Gallienus, co-emperors. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Two eagles flanking inscribed vexillum; in exergue, ram’s head left. RPC X Online 63773 (this coin cited); Rosenberger –. Green and brown patina, minor roughness, heavy encrustation on reverse. VF. Rare.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection.

De Saulcy, after Mionnet, gives the inscription on the vexillum as LEG III GAL, but none of the coins recorded in RPC verify that reading.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 13:03:00 ET.

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