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Coin of Tium with bust of Valerian I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 253–260
Mint: Bithynia, Tium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 8.25 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number62.1243
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Valerian right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod seated left with staff in right hand, left arm around tree.
Ship behind and rocks to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Rivergod seated left with staff in right hand, left arm around tree.
Ship behind and rocks to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 10, 1962