5633
Auction #27 Lot Number: 62335
Estimate: $150.00
Final Sale Price: $203.50
Denomination: 32mm
Grade: VF earthen grey patina
Reference: BMC Ionia -; cf. SNG von Aulock 1902, 1915

Ionia, Ephesos. Valerian. 253-260 AD. Æ 32mm (13.95 gm). Laureate, draped and
  cuirassed bust right, viewed from the front.
EFECIWN PRWTWN ACAIC, cow right, suckling calf. 
Cf. SNG Copenhagen 490 (reverse type);  cf. SNG von Aulock
  1902, 1915 (reverse); Not in BMC, Mionnet, SNG Deutschland, 
Falghera, Hunterian, Lindgren I and III, Mabbot, Waddington, 
McClean, Kraft, Vacano. Nice VF, earthen
  grey patina. Estimate $150.

This reverse type is known for Geta (Rare) and Trajan Decius, but 
is unpublished for  Valerian. 

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