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ID:     35-193
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     Syria, Phoenicia
City:     Ace-Ptolemais
Issuer:     Valerian I
Date Ruled:     253-260
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 26
Date Struck:     253-260
Diameter:     26 mm
Weight:     14.09 g
Die Axis:     2 h
Obverse Legend:     [IM]P C P [LIC VALERIAN]VS [AVG]
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over far shoulder and shield
Reverse Legend:     COL PTO-L
Reverse Description:     sacred tree between two altars, each with serpent arising from it; to right, winged caduceus
Primary Reference:     Kadman 248
Reference2:     cf. Rosenberger 83 (head right)
Reference3:     Rouvier 1062
Photograph Credit:     Agora Auctions, Inc.
Source:     http://agoraauctions.com
Grade:     aVF
Notes:     (1) Agora Auction 35: Lot No. 193; (2) From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins