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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3423126, member: 103829"]2 more coins from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Phoenicia, Tyros, Valerian I, AD 253-260</p><p>AE 28, 13.17g, 27.97mm, 0°</p><p>obv. [IMP C P VALERIANVS A]VG</p><p>Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.</p><p>rev. [COL T]VRO ME - T</p><p>Dido, in long double chiton, himation over l. arm, wearing stephane, stg. l. on Phoenician galley sailing l., holding aphlaston in l. arm and reaching with r. hand to person bending l. over side of prow; at her r. side another small person (helmsman) bending down to the rudder and stretching hand to Dido; stern decorated with a shield</p><p>below galley murex shell</p><p>ref. Rouvier 2502</p><p>scarce, F/F+, dark green patina with some earthen incrustations</p><p>[ATTACH=full]909013[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) Phoenicia, Tyros, Gallienus, AD 253-268</p><p>AE 27, 14.52g, 27.33mm, 0°</p><p>obv. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG</p><p>Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from front, laureate, r.</p><p>rev. [COL] TVRO ME - [T]</p><p>Dido, in long double chiton and himation over l. arm, wearing stephane, stg. l. on galley sailing l., holding aphlaston in l. arm and reaching with r. hand to a person bending l. over side of prow; at her r. side a second small person stretching hand to Dido; below galley murex shell</p><p>ref. cf. Rouvier 2048 (Maesa, rev. only); unpublished?</p><p>about VF, devices highlighted by sand Patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]909014[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3423126, member: 103829"]2 more coins from my collection: (1) Phoenicia, Tyros, Valerian I, AD 253-260 AE 28, 13.17g, 27.97mm, 0° obv. [IMP C P VALERIANVS A]VG Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r. rev. [COL T]VRO ME - T Dido, in long double chiton, himation over l. arm, wearing stephane, stg. l. on Phoenician galley sailing l., holding aphlaston in l. arm and reaching with r. hand to person bending l. over side of prow; at her r. side another small person (helmsman) bending down to the rudder and stretching hand to Dido; stern decorated with a shield below galley murex shell ref. Rouvier 2502 scarce, F/F+, dark green patina with some earthen incrustations [ATTACH=full]909013[/ATTACH] (2) Phoenicia, Tyros, Gallienus, AD 253-268 AE 27, 14.52g, 27.33mm, 0° obv. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from front, laureate, r. rev. [COL] TVRO ME - [T] Dido, in long double chiton and himation over l. arm, wearing stephane, stg. l. on galley sailing l., holding aphlaston in l. arm and reaching with r. hand to a person bending l. over side of prow; at her r. side a second small person stretching hand to Dido; below galley murex shell ref. cf. Rouvier 2048 (Maesa, rev. only); unpublished? about VF, devices highlighted by sand Patina [ATTACH=full]909014[/ATTACH] Best regards[/QUOTE]
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