Æ26 - Valerian ΜΗΤ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ, ΕΤ ΡϘΒ, Α
Features
| Issuer |
Neocaesarea
(Cappadocia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus) (253-260)
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 255-256 |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 11.64 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 553399 |
| References | RPC Online X# 63706 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 10. From Valerian to Diocletian (AD 253–297). British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian, right, seen from rear.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΥ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Πόπλιος Λικίνιος Οὐαλεριανός
Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus
Reverse
Wreath with rectangle punch-mark at top center. Lettering along the edges with a dotted border.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΜΗΤ ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΙΑϹ ★
ΕΤ ΡϘΒ, Α
Unabridged legend: Μητροπόλεως Νεοκαισαρίας ἔτους ρϙβʹ αʹ
Translation: of Neocaesarea, metropolis, of year 192, first
Mint
Neocaesarea, Pontus, modern-day Niksar, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (255-256) | Year ΡϘΒ = 192 | ||||||||||||||
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