Thessalonica in Macedonia, 253-268 AD., Gallienus, Æ27, unlisted.
Thessalonica in Macedonia, Gallienus, 253-268 AD.,
Æ27 (26-28 mm / 12,04 g),
Obv.: AVT K ΠΟ ΛΙ - ЄΓN ΓAΛΛIH[NOC] , radiate draped cuirassed bust of Gallienus r.
Rev.: [ΘEC]CΑΛΟÎΙK - H MHT KO B [NЄ] , distyle temple with Kabeiros standing left, holding hammer right and rhyton left, anvil at feet left, uncertain object at feet right; below, price urn with inscription(?).
described in: I. Touratsoglou: Miscellanea Thessalonicensia in Μνήμη Martin J. Price, Athens 1996 . He describes a specimen from the same dies (which are both new) in the Alpha Bank collection (no. 7504) as follows:
THESSALONIKE-ÔN MÊT KO B NE
Kabeiros with hammer and rhyton, flanked by flaming altar l. and elephant tusk in vessel r., in the centre of a small two-columned temple with four steps, to l. and r. of the steps shafts with coiled serpents.;
not inot in Varbanov (Eng) III ;
cf. Mouchmov 6890 (Salonina) ; cf Lindgren II, 1252 (Valerian I) ; cf. SNG Copenhagen 441 (Valerian I) .
thanks to Markus, Barry Murphy and Tom White for completing the reference list