CILICIA, Corycus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ Octassarion (30mm, 20.13 g, 5h).Electronic Auction 521 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Corycus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ Octassarion (30mm, 20.13 g, 5h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Agonistic crown, containing caduceus, palm frond, and apluster, inscribed ΘЄΜΙΑ and set upon table; to right, Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and filleted thyrsus; between, panther standing left. SNG BN 1122 (same dies); SNG Levante 819 (same dies). Green patina with earthen deposits, struck on a typical small flan. VF. |