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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 8149985, member: 99456&quot;]Sorry for your loss, [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER], here&#039;s a Valerian Capricorn </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421649[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Mysia, Parium, Valerian I</b>, AD 253-260, AE 21</p><p><b>Obv: </b>IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right </p><p><b>Ref: </b>ethnic , C G I H P,&nbsp; beneath capricorn right, with globe between hooves and cornucopia over shoulder</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What is the C G I H P? </b>The &quot;H&quot; was added for Hadrian, to recognize his generosity to the city of Parium, with the &quot;H&quot; added it reads <b>C</b>olonia <b>G</b>emella <b>I</b>ulia <i><b>H</b>adriana</i> <b>P</b>ariana. Gemella because Parium and Lampsacus were founded together as twin colonies (see CGIL <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/2270" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/2270" rel="nofollow">RPC I 2270</a>). Under Hadrian&#039;s rule, Parion saw heavy investments in construction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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