Coin of Nysa under Valerian | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.387
People: Valerian I, Roman (r. 253 - 260 CE)
Issued by Aurelius Tryphosianos
Title: Coin of Nysa under Valerian
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 253-260
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nysa (Lydia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212441

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.74 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: AYT K PO LIKIN BALERIANOC
Reverse Inscription: EPI GR AYRTRYFWCIANOY NYSAEWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Cf. BMC p. 184 no. 68 (obv.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.387
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate bust of Valerian, r. in paludamentum.
Rev.: Dionysos standing to front, head l., himation over lower limbs and l. shoulder, holding in r. kantharos over panther at his feet and resting with l. on thyrsos.

Verification Level

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1997.260.387: Coin of Nysa under Valerian