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Hadrianoi, Valerian I., bronze coin — Tyche standing left (CN type 19805)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 253–260

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Valerian I., dated AD 253–260. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19805 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Valerian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΟVΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ. Reverse: Tyche standing left, wearing chiton, himation and kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia. Legend: ΕΠΙ ΑΝΤ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ΟV] ΑΡΧ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 11.84 g (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 193, nr. 546.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Valerian ruled as Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD, taking power during the turbulent Crisis of the Third Century and naming his son Gallienus as co-emperor. His reign ended in catastrophe when he became the first Roman emperor to be captured in battle, taken by the Persian ruler Shapur I following the Battle of Edessa. This bronze coinage was produced during his joint rule at the city of Hadrianoi.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
11.84 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Valerian I.

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Valerian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Tyche standing left, wearing chiton, himation and kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΟVΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΑΝΤ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ΟV] ΑΡΧ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19805
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19805

Documentation checklist

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