Valerian I AD 252-260 AE31, 19.89g, of Mallos, Cilicia.

obv. IMP C LIC VALERIANVS PI FE AVG (latin), bust, cuirassed, 
 laureate, r.
rev. MALLO COLONIA (latin) Amphilochos, naked except chlamys, stg. l., 
 holding laurel branch, boar stg.  l. below. Behind him tripod on 
 podium with globe above, snake winding around.  S C in exergue

SNG Levante 1298 (same obv. die); SNG France 1933 (same obv. die); 
BMC 13; SGIC 4498

Rare (only 13 coins of Valerian's time known!), 
about VF, light roughness, small casting spots (from making)
Under Severus Alexander Mallos became a Roman Colonia, hence the 
 Latin inscriptions.

Contributed by Hans-Joachim, August, 2005.