No.29.  Mallus. Valerian Sr.  Æ 31. (6 assaria).  A.D. 253-260.  

Obv:  IMP C LIC VALERIANVS PI FE AVG . Laureate and cuirassed bust right.  

Rev: MALLO COLONIA, SC  in ex. Naked figure of Amphilochos standing left 
holding laurel branch, boar at his feet, serpent-entwined tripod on base at right. 

Ref: Sear 4498; BMC 13. 

Grade: Good Fine, overall pitting, medium green patina, well centered.  

Die Axis:   150°.  Weight:  20.33 g. 

Under the reign of Severus Alexander the city became a Roman colony, hence 
the Latin inscriptions. Ziegler (1993) notes only 14 coins from 
Mallus from 
the time of Valerian. 

Contributed by Henrik Agndal, May, 2003.