225, Lot: 260. Estimate $300. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYDIA, Nysa. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ 35mm (23.14 g, 6h). Ael-, grammateus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Large agonistic urn with palms. Unpublished in the standard refrences. Near VF, rough red and green patina.

This interesting coin was struck in association with the festival of the Theogamia (marriage of the gods) celebrated in Nysa.