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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000469      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BITHYNIA City:     Nicaea Issuer:     Valerian I Date Ruled:     AD 253-260 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Medallion Struck / Cast:     struck Diameter:     35 mm Weight:     19.32 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     AYT K OYAΛEPIANOC/ΓΑΛΛIHNOC /OYAΛEPI/ANOC, CEBBB Obverse Description:     Laureate and draped bust of Valerian I right vis-?is laureate and draped bust of Gallienus left; between them, laureate and draped bust of Valerian II right. Reverse Legend:     MIC/ΤΩΝ AΠIC/T Ω N NIKAIEΩN Reverse Description:     Three agonistic crowns, each containing two palms, set on ornaer, Primary Reference:     cf. Weiser, Nikaia 262 Reference2:     cf. RG 822-4 bis Reference3:     cf. SNG Hunterian 1140 Reference4:     cf. SNG VA 721; cf. SNG Cop 537 (all examples AE Tetrassaria) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114892 Grade:     VF, dark green patina, light overall roughness Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 469 Unique as a medallion. From the J.S. Wagner Collection. Ex Thomas Ollive Mabbott Collection (Part I, Hans Schulman, 6 June 1969), lot 1164; MÜnzen und Medaillen XIII (17 June 1954), lot 878.

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