COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (25.5mm, 12.42 g, 12h). 8th emission of Valerian I, AD 256/7. VF.

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Lot: 437.
Closing Date: Dec 4 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 150

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COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (25.5mm, 12.42 g, 12h). 8th emission of Valerian I, AD 256/7. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Two nude athletes seated on rocks, facing each other, each raising hand to crown himself, both supporting an agonistic prize crown with two palm fronds between them; below, grain ear; to right behind rock, cypress tree, to left behind rock, tree or grain ear. Sawaya Série 68, 703 (D106/R238); RPC X Online 63802 (this coin cited). Red-brown surfaces, porosity. VF. Extremely rare, only four known to RPC.

From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.), purchased from Frank Kovacs, December 1993.


Closing Date and Time: 4 December 2024 at 12:25:20 ET.

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