CILICIA, Corycus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (33mm, 22.76 g, 5h).

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Lot: 180. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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CILICIA, Corycus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (33mm, 22.76 g, 5h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Caduceus, palm frond, and apluster within agonistic crown inscribed Θ[ЄΜΙΑ] and set upon table; to right, Dionysus standing left, holding grape bunch and thyrsus; between, panther seated left. SNG BN 1122-5; SNG Levante 819. Dark green patina with some light earthen highlights/deposits, some light porosity and/or roughness. VF.

From the Benito Collection.

The presiding deity of the Themian Games was the goddess Themis (Θέμις), the personification of Justice and Order, who had been the patron of the oracle of Delphi before Apollo. Thema (θέμα) also means a deposit, usually of money, and the Themian games were unusual in having cash prizes for the winners, unlike the more typical awards of wreaths, wine, oil, or celery.

Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2020 at 10:59:40 ET.