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A billon coin of of Valerian I from Alexandreia Troas showing a horse and a herdsman Coin Type: Billon AE20 of Valerian I, 253-260 CE.
Mint and Date: Alexandreia Troas, 253-260 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm x 20mm, 4.31g
Obverse: IMP LICIN VALERIAN
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: CO - L AVG and in ex: TRO
Horse grazing to right, herdsman standing behind facing right, pedum over his shoulder.
Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), April 2010.
Ref: SNG Cop 192
BW Ref: 017 048 158
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