Valerian I (253-260). AE 33.5 mm, Hierapolis mint (Phrygia). D/ Α Κ Π Λ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis from which two serpents emerge. R/ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ Α. Apollo standing facing, head right, holding patera and double axe; on right, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing left, flanked by two stags. RPC online X, unassigned, ID 82285. 14.28 g. 33.5 mm. RRR. A truly spectacular typology. Extremely rare, three specimens cited by RPC. Good VF.
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