Struck at Tyre-Phoenicia under Roman Emperor Valerian, the following coin has a turreted deity within a distyle temple. She could be Astarte or Tyche. The color of the coin is yellow which suggests it's brass and not bronze. But I'm not sure. It weighs 9.52 g. I think the design of the small "temple" is known in ancient Roman Architecture. Reverse reads: COL Tyro Metro. Please post your comments.
Taking a wild guess... it looks like the overse legend could read Valerian. I see “...LIC VALERIA...” It’s provincial... reverse legend starting with “COL” for colony or province of ____ *Edit: I saw the title "what do I have here" and was off to the races looking for a match before I read that you actually knew who it was and where it was from... haha. oops.
Perhaps a smaller version of this: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=236844 PHOENICIA, Tyre. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (27mm, 13.18 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bust of Astarte right within distyle shrine; murex in exergue. BMC –; AUB 279. Good Fine, gray patina, scratches on reverse.
