Perge in Pamphylia, 254-268 AD., Gallienus, 10 Assaria, SNG von Aulock 4725.

Perge in Pamphylia, Gallienus,
Æ29 / 10 Assaria (28-29 mm / 14.82 g), 254-268 AD.,
Obv.: AYT KAI ΠOY ΛI ΓAΛΛIHNO CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, in field r. value mark I (10 Assaria).
Rev.: ΠEP - ΓAI - ΩN, three purses on a "arca ferrata" (a treasure chest).
SNG France 556 ; SNG von Aulock 4725 ; SNG Pfalz 420 .

The money chest, Latin “arca ferrata”, has a fiscal background: the provincial Treasury had been situated in Perge. (cf. Nollé, Die kaiserliche Kasse in Perge, Chiron 17, 1987, S. 251-253)