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Coin of Sillyum with bust of Valerian II
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 256–258
Mint: Pamphylia, Sillyum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 16.33 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.165
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped bust of Valerian II to right, eagle below.
Inscriptions in Greek in front and around.
Reverse: Bust of Mên right, crescent behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscriptions in Greek in front and around.
Reverse: Bust of Mên right, crescent behind.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceOne of a group of coins purchased in Greece or Asia Minor in 1963 by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned March 11, 1964